City Lights Journal

Allen Ginsberg is the author of Jargon 31. He's known for his work in poetry.

Gary Snyder is the author of Oyez, a collection that explores the intersection of nature and spirituality. His writing often touches on themes of ecology and indigenous culture.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti is the author behind Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum, a well-regarded resource for exploring literary works. He's a familiar name for anyone who's studied literature.

Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – ca. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often clinically and surrealistically employs black comedy, parody, and satire, with emotionally blunt prose describing pastoral American life intertwining with technological progress. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967) and In Watermelon Sugar (1968). Brautigan began his career as a poet, with his first collection being published in 1...

William Carlos Williams was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism. He was also a pediatrician and general practitioner of medicine. Williams "worked harder at being a writer than he did at being a physician," wrote biographer Linda Wagner-Martin, but during his long lifetime, Williams excelled at both. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carlos_Williams