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Helen Adam

Scottish poet and photographer (1909-1993) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 83

Helen Adam was a Scottish poet, collagist and photographer who was part of a literary movement contemporaneous to the Beat Generation that occurred in San Francisco during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Awards

American Book Awards1981

About this person

Though often associated with the Beat poets, she would more accurately be considered one of the predecessors of the Beat Generation.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1993 · aged 83

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