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Harry Kemp

American poet, novelist, and vagabond (1883-1960) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 76

Harry Hibbard Kemp was an American poet and prose writer of the twentieth century. He was known as the "Vagabond Poet", the "Villon of America", the "Hobo Poet", or the "Tramp Poet", and was a well-known popular literary figure of his era, the "hero of adolescent Americans."

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1960 · aged 76