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Peter Orlovsky

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Poet

The Resume

    (July 8, 1933-May 30, 2010)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Beat Generation figure
    Life partner of Allen Ginsberg
    Poetry collections include 'Dear Allen, Ship will land Jan 23, 58' (1971), 'Lepers City' (1972), 'Clean Asshole Poems and Smiling Vegetable Songs' (1978) and 'Straight Heart's Delight: Love Poems and Selected Letters' (with Ginsberg, 1980)
    Appeared in the films 'Couch' (1965) and 'Me and My Brother' (1969)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was far better known for his relationship with Ginsberg than his writing.
    After he was drafted by the army, he was sent from the front to a stateside hospital because of his 'erratic behavior and anti-military attitude.'
    He was hired as a teacher by the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics -- which just happened to have been co-founded by Ginsberg.
    He received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had to drop out of high school to help support his family.
    He was working as a painter's model when he met Ginsberg.
    He called the course he taught 'Poetry for Dumb Students.'
    Ginsberg listed Orlovsky as his spouse in 'Who's Who' decades before same-sex marriage became a widely-discussed topic.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 65 Votes: 50.77% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 86 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 55 Votes: 76.36% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 145 Votes: 73.79% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 263 Votes: 69.20% Annoying