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Herbert Huncke
American writer and poet
Herbert Huncke | |
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Huncke in 1985 | |
| Born | Herbert Edwin Huncke (1915-01-09)January 9, 1915 Greenfield, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | August 8, 1996(1996-08-08) (aged 81) New York City, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Literary movement | Beat Generation |
Herbert Edwin Huncke (HUNK-ee;[1] January 9, 1915 – August 8, 1996) was an American writer and poet, and an active participant in a number of emerging cultural, social and aesthetic movements of the 20th century in America.
He was a member of the Beat Generation and is reputed to have coined the term.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Early life
Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and raised in Chicago, Herbert Huncke was a street hustler, high school dropout, and drug user.
He left Chicago as a teenager after his parents divorced and began living as a hobo, jumping trains throughout the United Stat