Diane di Prima
1934 - 2020
General Information
Bio
(1934-2020) Poet, author, writer. Diane di Prima was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in San Francisco, California.
Full Name
Diane di Prima
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1934
BIRTH
Diane Rose DiPrima was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 6, 1934.
1950
OTHER
Ms. di Prima attended Hunter College High School in Manhattan, New York, during the 1950s.
1958
LITWORK
This Kind of Bird Flies Backward
Totem Press
Poetry.
Totem Press
Poetry.
1960
RESIDENCE
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Ms. di Prima lived in New York and was part of the Beat movement in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. She was a founder of the New York Poets Theater.
1969
LITWORK
Memoirs of a Beatnik
Traveller's Companion, Inc.
Novel.
Traveller's Companion, Inc.
Novel.
1971
LITWORK
Revolutionary Letters
City Lights Books
Poetry.
City Lights Books
Poetry.
1975
LITWORK
Selected Poems: 1956-1975
Plainfield: North Atlantic Books
978-0913028490
Poetry.
Plainfield: North Atlantic Books
978-0913028490
Poetry.
1978
LITWORK
Loba
Wingbow Press
978-0914728214
Poetry.
Wingbow Press
978-0914728214
Poetry.
1990
LITWORK
Pieces of a Song : Selected Poems
City Lights Books
Poetry.
City Lights Books
Poetry.
1991
LITWORK
Seminary Poems
Floating Island Publications
978-0912449340
Poetry.
Floating Island Publications
978-0912449340
Poetry.
2001
LITWORK
Recollections of My Life as a Woman: The New York Years
Viking Adult
978-0670851669
Memoir.
Viking Adult
978-0670851669
Memoir.
2014
LITWORK
The Poetry Deal
City Lights Books
978-1931404150
Poetry.
City Lights Books
978-1931404150
Poetry.
2019
LITWORK
Spring and Autumn Annals: A Celebration of the Seasons for Freddie
City Lights Books
978-0872867871
Poetry.
City Lights Books
978-0872867871
Poetry.
2020
DEATH
Diane di Prima died at a hospital in San Francisco, California, on October 25, 2020.
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