1.0The Allen Ginsberg Projecthttps://allenginsberg.orgS Phttps://allenginsberg.org/author/simon-pettet/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jCQKmX5IKV"><a href="https://allenginsberg.org/2020/12/kenneth-rexroth/">Kenneth Rexroth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://allenginsberg.org/2020/12/kenneth-rexroth/embed/#?secret=jCQKmX5IKV" width="600" height="338" title="“Kenneth Rexroth” — The Allen Ginsberg Project" data-secret="jCQKmX5IKV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://allenginsberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-20-at-4.51.33-PM-1024x1013.png10241013Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) – Photograph by Jonathan Williams Today, December 22 – the first day after the Solstice. Kenneth Rexroth was born on this day. An eclectic figure, significantly influential at one time (his star seems to have somewhat surprisingly, and disturbingly, waned). He was, to quote his friend and former student, Thomas Sanchez, “(a) longtime […]