Orlovsky, Peter

Peter Anton Orlovsky (1933-2010) was more than just the long-time partner of Allen Ginsberg; he was a poet in his own right. Orlovsky's work has appeared in The New American Poetry 1945-1960 (1960) and The Beatitude Anthology (1965). His work has been included in literary magazines such as Yugen and Outsider. Orlovsky appeared in films such as Andy Warhol's Couch (1965), Robert Frank films, Pull My Daisy (1959; based on a Kerouac script), and Me and My Brother (1969).