Michael McClure

Biography

Michael McClure was a key figure in the Beat Generation, emerging as one of the five poets who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955 alongside Allen Ginsberg. He went on to publish his debut poetry collection, Passage, in 1956 and became known for his innovative style, which embodied "the verbal impulses of his whole body's thought." A prominent playwright and novelist, McClure left an indelible mark on American literature.