Helen Adam
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About
Scottish-born poet, collage artist, and photographer who was an active member of the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance. Shortly after publishing a 1980 poetry collection entitled Gone Sailing, she received the prestigious American Book Award.
Before Fame
She published her first poetic work, The Elfin Pedlar, when she was just fourteen years old.
Trivia
Her poem "Margaretta's Rime" exemplifies her striking poetic style and the dark, supernatural focus of much of her literary work.
Family Life
She and her sister collaborated on a 1963 ballad opera entitled San Francisco's Burning.
Associated With
She and Allen Ginsberg were both members of the Beat Generation of poets.
