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A poet’s portrait, by the friend who knew him best. Novelist Michael Rumaker’s Robert Duncan in San Francisco is a tender, luminous memoir of his friendship with the great American poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988) — a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance.
Rumaker recalls the young poet he knew in the late-1950s city: brilliant, witty, wickedly funny, daringly open about his homosexuality when Rumaker himself remained closeted. Through vivid scenes and conversations, he paints Duncan as mentor and friend — passionate about poetry, myth, and the imagination — opening an unforgettable window into the city’s bohemian literary world.
First published in 1996 by City Lights in its Grey Fox series, this edition includes letters and an interview that deepen the portrait. Essential reading for lovers of American poetry and the San Francisco scene that shaped it — a tender record of a friendship between two poets.
Robert Duncan in San Francisco
Novelist Michael Rumaker’s Robert Duncan in San Francisco is a tender, luminous memoir of his friendship with the great American poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988) — a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance who stood alongside the Beats as one of the most original voices of twentieth-century poetry.
Rumaker recalls the young poet he knew in the San Francisco of the late 1950s: brilliant, witty, wickedly funny, and daringly open about his homosexuality at a time when Rumaker himself remained closeted. Through vivid scenes and conversations, he paints a portrait of Duncan as mentor and friend — passionate about poetry, myth, and the imagination — while opening an unforgettable window into the city’s bohemian literary world.
First published in 1996 by City Lights in its Grey Fox series, this edition includes letters and an interview that deepen the portrait. Essential reading for lovers of American poetry and the San Francisco scene that shaped it.
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