Robert Duncan

Robert Edward Duncan (January 7, 1919 – February 3, 1988) was an American poet and key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance. He was adopted by Edwin and Minnehaha Symmes, a family of devout Theosophists, and was later a student of the Western esoteric tradition. However, he was never a member of the Theosophical Society in America.

Online resources

Articles

• Robert Duncan's Life and Career by Paul Christensen
• Robert Duncan at Poetry Foundation
• The Unconquered Flame: Robert Duncan by Ange Melinko. The Nation October 8, 2012.

Video

• Robert Duncan...A Life in Poetry posted by Cody Carvel. 1975. "Robert Duncan is a major poet from the beat generation and spent most of his career in San Francisco. This documentary is filmed by Richard O. Moore, another major San Francisco poet and co-founder of KPFA."
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