Lewis Barrett Welch Jr.

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Lewis Barrett Welch Jr. was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation, known for his introspective, nature-infused verse and his mysterious disappearance in 1971.

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instanceOf Beat Generation writer
human
poet
associatedWith Beat poetry readings in San Francisco
Gary Snyder NERFINISHED
Philip Whalen NERFINISHED
San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creativeSearch exploration of self and environment in verse
dateOfBirth 1929-08-16
dateOfDeath 1971-05-23
disappearedOn 1971-05-23
educatedAt Reed College NERFINISHED
familyName Welch NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork literature
poetry
genre poetry
givenName Lewis NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup European American NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced later nature poets in the Beat tradition
hasWritingStyle introspective
nature-oriented
influencedBy American Transcendentalism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
knownFor mysterious disappearance in 1971
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn California, United States NERFINISHED
movement Beat Generation NERFINISHED
name Lewis Barrett Welch Jr. NERFINISHED
notableFor introspective verse
nature-infused poetry
notableWork Course College NERFINISHED
Hermit Poems NERFINISHED
Ring of Bone NERFINISHED
occupation poet
placeOfBirth Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Nevada City, California, United States
religion Buddhism
residence San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
subjectOf Ring of Bone: Collected Poems 1950–1971 NERFINISHED

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Lew Welch birthName Lewis Barrett Welch Jr.