Who is Kenneth Rexroth from The Portable Beat Reader and what is their importance? The_Portable_Beat_Reader English & Literature Kenneth Rexroth | The Portable Beat Reader

Kenneth Rexroth is a San Francisco poet from the generation before the Beats and the San Francisco Renaissance. Rexroth is instrumental in spotting the talented young poets that would eventually lead the renaissance, however. Rexroth's poetry is often very political, reflecting his anarchist beliefs.