Sinclair Beiles
South African beat poet (1930–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sinclair Beiles (b. Kampala, Uganda, 1930–2000, Johannesburg) was a South African beat poet and editor for Maurice Girodias at the Olympia Press in Paris. He developed along with William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin the cut-up technique of writing poetry and literature. He won the 1969 Ingrid Jonker Prize for poetry for his collection, Ashes of Experience.[1]
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![]() Sinclair Beiles circa 1998 in Johannesburg | |
Born | 1930 Kampala, Uganda |
Died | 3 November 2000 Johannesburg, South Africa |
Occupation | Poet, writer |
Literary movement | Beat, postmodernism |
Notable works | ‘’Ashes of Experience’’ (1969) |
Notable awards | Ingrid Jonker Prize |
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