The author of over 30 books of poetry and prose, Kyger was associated with the poets of the San Francisco Renaissance, the Beat Generation, Black Mountain, and the New York School.
17 Facts About Joanne Kyger
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Joanne Kyger's poems emerged from a daily literary practice of recording thoughts, events, and dreams.
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Joanne Elizabeth Kyger was born on November 19,1934, in Vallejo, California, to Jacob Kyger, a Navy captain, and Anne Kyger, a Santa Barbara, California, city employee of Canadian descent.
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Joanne Kyger moved often, living in China, California, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, until the age of 14, when the family settled in Santa Barbara.
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Joanne Kyger's first published poem appeared in her school's literary magazine when she was five.
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At Santa Barbara High School, Joanne Kyger co-edited the features column of the school newspaper with Leland Hickman.
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Joanne Kyger moved to San Francisco 1957 at the age of 22, where she met Richard Brautigan, who introduced her to City Lights Bookstore and the bohemian neighborhood of North Beach.
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In 1958, Joanne Kyger met Gary Snyder, whom she would marry in 1960.
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On January 30,1960, Joanne Kyger left California by ship to join Snyder in Kyoto, Japan.
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In January 1964, Joanne Kyger left Snyder to his studies in Japan and returned alone, her marriage disintegrated, to San Francisco.
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Joanne Kyger met painter and student of Buddhism Jack Boyce and married him in 1965 after divorcing Snyder.
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In 1967, Joanne Kyger received a residency at the National Center for Experiments in Television in San Francisco.
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Joanne Kyger joined her permanently in Bolinas in 1978 and they were married in 2013.
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Joanne Kyger became the Wednesday editor of the Bolinas Hearsay News in 1984, a post she held for over 20 years.
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Joanne Kyger was not just a student of Zen Buddhism, but an advocate for the simpler, calmer way of life it practiced.
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Joanne Kyger died at age 82 on March 22,2017, at her home in Bolinas, California, from lung cancer, in the company of her husband, Donald Guravich.
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Joanne Kyger had been working on a new book, There You Are: Interviews, Journals, and Ephemera.