Beat poet died

Philip Whalen , an original member of San Francisco’s Beat poets who ignited the poetry renaissance of the 1950’s and attended the historic Six Gallery reading, died in San Francisco last Wednesday after a long illness. He was 78. / Nachruf in der NYT *), 2.7.02

„He was a poet’s poet,“ said Gary Snyder, on hearing of his friend’s death. „His intelligence and skill is very subtle and very deep. There are many poets who feel in his debt.“ / San Francisco Chronicle 2.7.02