WRITER

Kenneth Rexroth

1905 - 1982

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Kenneth Charles Marion Rexroth (December 22, 1905 – June 6, 1982) was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist. He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance, and paved the groundwork for the movement. Although he did not consider himself to be a Beat poet, and disliked the association, he was dubbed the "Father of the Beats" by Time magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Rexroth has received more than 217,478 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kenneth Rexroth is the 6,040th most popular writer (down from 5,604th in 2019), the 9,947th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,842nd in 2019) and the 748th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Beyond the mountains
1951
Sky, sea, birds, trees, earth, house, beasts, flowers
American Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Manuscripts
1971
One hundred poems from the Japanese
English poetry, Japanese poetry, Ogura hyakunin Isshū
1955
One hundred poems from the Chinese
Chinese poetry, Translations into English, Translations from Chinese
1956
Bird in the bush
1959
An autobiographical novel
1966

Page views of Kenneth Rexroths by language

Over the past year Kenneth Rexroth has had the most page views in the with 21,468 views, followed by Spanish (1,959), and Chinese (1,890). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (264.62%), Esperanto (51.33%), and Latin (51.10%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 6,040 out of 7,302. Before him are Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Sandro Veronesi, Fredy Perlman, René Benjamin, Danièle Sallenave, and Ravindra Kelekar. After him are Izaak Walton, Buchi Emecheta, Crane Wilbur, Armistead Maupin, Su Tong, and Euphrase Kezilahabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 361. Before him are Tex Ritter, Oleg Zhakov, György Kulin, Edvin Laine, Hanns Kilian, and Helen Sawyer Hogg. After him are Isaac Kashdan, Tommy Flowers, Robert Bacher, Friederich Franzl, Leroy Carr, and Enrico Rivolta. Among people deceased in 1982, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 275. Before him are Virginia Fox, Celia Johnson, Francisco Gamborena, Erwin Casmir, Kim Duk-koo, and Dorothy Round. After him are Willi Multhaup, Vivien Merchant, Bernard Malivoire, Otto von Porat, Henri Dulieux, and Wiesław Maniak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 9,947 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Waller (1884), Lou Jones (1932), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Caroline Aaron (1952), Edward Van Sloan (1882), and Oliver Otis Howard (1830). After him are Patricia Belcher (1954), William Fields (1929), Devin Ratray (1977), Alice Austen (1866), Markie Post (1950), and Tyler Hoechlin (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 748. Before him are Rebecca Solnit (1961), Nella Larsen (1891), Anna J. Cooper (1858), Dick Cavett (1936), Andy Weir (1972), and Scott Turow (1949). After him are Crane Wilbur (1886), Armistead Maupin (1944), Tony Kushner (1956), Gustav Hasford (1947), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), and Charles Brackett (1892).

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