First Festival of Modern Poetry

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The First Festival of Modern Poetry was a landmark mid-20th-century San Francisco event that showcased innovative poets and helped catalyze the San Francisco Renaissance in American literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary event
poetry festival
artForm poetry
associatedWith American modern poetry
San Francisco Renaissance
audience general public interested in poetry
literary community
poets
century 20th century
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion American literature
eventType festival
poetry reading series
focus innovative poetry
modernist poetry
genre modern poetry
impact contributed to the development of postwar American poetry
increased visibility of innovative poets in San Francisco
language English
literaryMovement San Francisco Renaissance
location San Francisco
movement San Francisco Renaissance
name First Festival of Modern Poetry self-link
significance helped catalyze the San Francisco Renaissance in American literature
landmark event in San Francisco literary history
timePeriod mid-20th century

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San Francisco Renaissance hasEvent First Festival of Modern Poetry
First Festival of Modern Poetry name First Festival of Modern Poetry self-link
Madeline Gleason organized First Festival of Modern Poetry
this entity surface form: First Festival of Modern Poetry (San Francisco, 1947)