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. He is from the generation before the Beats and the San Francisco Renaissance. Rexroth has a talent for spotting talent in young poets, a talent that would eventually lead the renaissance. Rexroth's poetry, however, is often political and reflects his anarchist beliefs.