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Frank O'Hara

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-"prolific, unique voice in poetry from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s"

-"influenced by the artists of his time, many of whom are mentioned in his work, he also found inspiration in surrealism and dadaism, in music and film, and in the poetry of Williampersonal not confessional -- talked/wrote about daily life : e.g. traffic jams etc.

Frank O’Hara was born in Baltimore on June 27, 1926. He was a poet, playwright and art critic and worked at the Museum of Modern Art as a staff member from 1952 to 1953. O’Hara died on July 25, 1966 “after being struck by a dune-buggy taxicab on Fire Island.”

Frank O'Hara Reads: Having a Coke with You YDLwivcpFe8