Diane di Prima, Beat Poet and Activist, Dead at 86
Poet, activist and teacher Diane di Prima, one of the last surviving members of the Beats and one of the few women writers in the Beat movement, died this week at age 86.
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Poet, activist and teacher Diane di Prima, one of the last surviving members of the Beats and one of the few women writers in the Beat movement, died this week at age 86.
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