Which Beat writer published Memoirs of a Beatnik in 1969?

Diane di Prima published Memoirs of a Beatnik in 1969.

Di Prima was a poet, playwright, publisher, and activist associated with the New York Beat scene. Memoirs of a Beatnik is a semi-fictional autobiographical work that combines erotic episodes with depictions of literary and bohemian life.

The book appeared after the first major wave of Beat publications and reflects how women’s experiences in the movement were often treated differently from those of its best-known male writers. Di Prima’s career also included founding the literary magazine The Floating Bear with Amiri Baraka.

Di Prima later became an important figure in San Francisco’s poetry community and helped establish the Poets Press. Her work is sometimes omitted from simplified accounts of Beat history, even though she maintained a long and influential career across poetry, publishing, performance, and political activism.