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Kenneth Patchen ( December 13, 1911 - January 8, 1972) was an American poet and painter. He was an influence on the beat movement.Patchen was born in Niles, Ohio. He attended Alexander Meiklejohn's Experimental College for one year and then the University of Wisconsin. For much of his life Patchen suffered from a spinal disorder which caused extreme pain.
Patchen espoused anarchism and pacifism, and much of his work opposes war. He was against U.S. involvement in World War II, believing that the high ideals of protecting democracy were betrayed by political machinations and senseless violence.
In 1942 Patchen collaborated with the composer John Cage on the radio play The City Wears A Slouch Hat.
Many of his poems have been set to music by David BedfordDavid Vickerman Bedford (born August 4, 1937) is a British composer and musician. He has worked in popular music as well as in the classical world. Bedford was born in London. He studied music at the Royal Academy of Music there under Lennox Berkeley, and. Composer Kyle GannKyle Gann (b. 1955) is a composer and music critic from Texas. As a critic for the Village Voice and other publications he was a supportor of progressive music including totalism, his own music is often rhythmically complex and uses just intonation or alt has set his voice reading a text to music (see below) and violinist Carla Kihlstedt set a text on the "Patchen" track of her solo TzadikSee Tzadik for other meanings of the word. Tzadik is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by jazz musician, John Zorn in 1995. Tzadik has released over 200 albums by a variety release Two Foot Yard.
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