Letter from Kenneth Rexroth to Louise Kertesz

Title: Letter from Kenneth Rexroth to Louise Kertesz
Creator: Kenneth Rexroth
Description: Dated August 1st, 1976. A handwritten letter from Kenneth Rexroth to Louise Kertesz, in which he agrees to write the preface to her book on MR (The Poetic Vision of Muriel Rukeyser) and discusses Rukeyser’’s relation to the San Francisco Renascence and the Beats: “She didn't associate much with other poets but she was a good friend of mine & of Duncan’s. Patchen had even less to do with the locals. The Beats publicity machine has obliterated the SF ‘renascence’--and, of course, they have no real connection with SF–they are New Yorkers. If Muriel wants to be connected with them, she’s crazy. I have spent 20 years trying to get them off my neck and out of my hair. She is an infinitely better poet than any of the Beats….
Date Created: August 1st, 1976
Original Object Type: Paper
Subject: Kenneth Rexroth; Louise Kertesz; The Poetic Vision of Muriel Rukeyser; handwritten letter; San Francisco Renaissance; the Beats; Beat poets; preface; New York; San Francisco;
Collection Location: Box 1 Folder 1
Cataloger: Latitude Brown