A memorial tribute will be held in San Francisco on Sunday for Beat poet Harold Norse, who lived in the famous Beat Hotel in Paris, became a leader in San Francisco's gay liberation movement and was pronounced by William Carlos Williams "the best poet of his generation."
Mr. Norse died June 8, two weeks before his 93rd birthday.
Poets, activists and literary fans will gather at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 12th, at the Beat Museum, 540 Broadway (), to honor the life and work of Mr. Norse, who wrote "Hotel Nirvana," "Memoirs of a Bastard Angel," "Carnivorous Saint" and a long list of poems that celebrated his own gay lifestyle and that of quite a few of his famous friends.
For more information about the event, hosted by his longtime friends Mel Clay, A.D. Winans and Neeli Cherkovski, visit go to www.thebeatmuseum.org/events.htm or haroldnorse.com
This article appeared on page D - 5 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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