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A. D. Winans

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A. D. Winans

Aliases: Allan Davis Winans

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-01-12 (San Francisco, California)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
San Francisco

Career

Occupations
poet, essayist, short story writer, publisher
Active Years
1958-2024
Affiliations
Second Coming Press, U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Influenced By
Bob Kaufman, Jack Micheline, Charles Bukowski

Education

San Francisco State University
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: United States
Graduated in 1962

Awards

PEN National Josephine Miles Award
2006
Organization: PEN Oakland
Result: 受賞
PEN Oakland Lifetime Achievement Award
2009
Organization: PEN Oakland
Result: 受賞
Kathy Acker Award (The New York Acker Award)
2015
Category: poetry and publishing
Result: 受賞
Pig Iron Press Kenneth Patchen Award
Organization: Pig Iron Press
Result: 受賞
San Francisco Arts and Letters Foundation Award
Organization: San Francisco Arts and Letters Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

North Beach Poems

1977 poetry collection

Poems from North Beach

Beat poetry

Drowning Like Li Po in a River of Red Wine: Selected Poems 1970–2010

poetry collection

Selected poems 1970-2010

San Francisco Poems

2017 poetry collection

San Francisco poems

Holy Grail: Charles Bukowski & The Second Coming Revolution

2002 memoir

Memoir about Charles Bukowski and Second Coming Revolution

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Beat poetry style
Recurring Motifs
San Francisco

Legacy

Recognized as a San Francisco Beat poet, founder of Second Coming Press, published works by Charles Bukowski and others. Received numerous awards for literary contributions.

In Popular Culture

  • Appeared in documentary 'When I Die I Won't Stay Dead' about Bob Kaufman

Trivia

  • Published 68 books of poetry and two books of prose
  • Associated with Beat poets in San Francisco's North Beach
  • Active in Folsom Prison Writers Workshop