Michael McClure

Michael McClure (October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets (including Allen Ginsberg) who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955, which was barely fictionalized in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums. He soon became a key member of the Beat Generation and was immortalized as Pat McLear in Kerouac's Big Sur.

Known for

Poetry in MotionVisions of a CityClassic AlbumsThe Last WaltzThe King of QueensRock Poet: Jim MorrisonThe Hired HandDoors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. WomanSpectre MystagogicLions Love