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Gregory Corso

poet and social critic
Born: 3/26/1930
Birthplace: New York City

iconoclastic poet and social critic who was a founder of the Beat movement. His poems, including “Elegiac Feelings American,” were often intimate and candid, and his criticism was often shocking and provocative.

Died: Robbinsdale, Minn., 1/17/2001

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