Ron Loewinsohn

Ron Loewinsohn
Born(1937-12-15)December 15, 1937
Iloilo, Philippines
DiedOctober 14, 2014(2014-10-14) (aged 76)
Berkeley, California, United States
OccupationPoet
Author
Professor
Period20th and 21st Century American and British Literature
Literary movementBeat Generation
Notable worksContributor to Donald Allen's The New American Poetry 1945–1960
Watermelons
Website
Berkeley Daze website

Ronald William Loewinsohn (December 15, 1937 – October 14, 2014) was an American poet and novelist who was associated with the poetry of the San Francisco Renaissance since his inclusion in Donald Allen's 1960 poetry anthology, The New American Poetry 1945–1960. He was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley.