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1 Diane di Prima: A Beat Poet?
Shelby Miller

2 Who is Diane di Prima? Born - 1934 Beat Poet Published 40+ Books
Founded Publishing Institutions

3 The Beat Poets Key Figures: Philosophies: Allen Ginsberg Gary Snyder
George Corso Lawrence Ferlinghetti Philosophies: Sexuality Activism Zen / Buddhism Publishing

4 Di Prima and Sexuality Beat Example: Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems
“Cool” Di Prima Memiors of a Beatnik “Love Poems”

5 Di Prima and Activism Beat Example: Corso’s “BOOM” Di Prima
Childhood/Grandfather Revolutionary Letters

6 Considered a Beat? Not By Contemporaries Scholars Today - Yes
Remains Unstudied

7 Questions?

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