David Meltzer (February 17, 1937 – December 31, 2016) was an American poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance. Lawrence Ferlinghetti described him as "one of the greats of post-World-War-Two San Francisco poets and musicians". Meltzer came to prominence with inclusion of his work in the anthology, The New American Poetry 1945–1960.
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17 February 1937 Rochester, New York
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Died |
31 December 2016 (aged 79) Oakland, California, United States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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