Ted Joans

Poet

Birthday July 4, 1928

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Apr 25, 2003 (74)

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About

Jazz poet, musician, and surrealist artist whose painting "Bird Lives" was showcased at San Francisco's De Young Museum. His literary works include Afrodisia, The Truth, and Flying Piranha.

Before Fame

He studied fine arts at Indiana University. He published his debut poetic work, Funky Jazz Poems, in 1959.

Trivia

He lived and worked in Berlin, Germany in the early 1980s.

Family Life

He was the father of ten children. His daughter Daline was named after his artistic idol Salvador Dali.

Associated With

He was a friend of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.