← Kenneth RexrothThe Art of Worldly Wisdomby Kenneth RexrothFind on Amazon↗About the authorKenneth RexrothAmerican poet and translator who was a mentor to the Beat Generation in San Francisco. His translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry were also widely influential.More by Kenneth RexrothIn What HourEarly political poems on social engagement and cultural critique→The Dragon and the UnicornEpic poem exploring philosophical dialogue between East and West traditions→Natural Numbers→Collected Shorter PoemsRetrospective selection of concise lyric and imagist poems→