Kirby Doyle

Poet

Birthday November 27, 1932

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace California

DEATH DATE Apr 5, 2003 (70)

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About

San Francisco Renaissance poet and novelist whose works include Angel Faint, After Olson, and White Flesh. He is perhaps best known for Sapphobones, a 1966 collection of love poetry.

Before Fame

He attended San Francisco State University, where he took classes in culinary studies and art.

Trivia

He was influenced by the work of John Keats and Emily Dickinson.

Family Life

His birth name was Stanton Doyle, and he lived in the San Francisco area until his death.

Associated With

He and Lawrence Ferlinghetti published literary work in the same Spring, 1958 issue of The Chicago Review.