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James Broughton

James Broughton (November 10, 1913 - May 17, 1999) was a pioneer of experimental filmmaking, a central player in California's creative literary scene, a bard of sensuality and spirituality, an invigorated gay elder, and a preacher of Big Joy. His life's work was an attempt to discover the contradictory nature of his humanity and its roots; the result was a poetic and artistic life that inspired many. Broughton's advice to filmmakers: Follow your own weird.

Broughton was part of the San Francisco Renaissance. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a charter member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgencee serving her community as Sister Sermonetta. His life story is told in the forthcoming feature-length documentary, "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton," set to be released in 2013-2014.

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American poet and filmmaker (1913-1999)

Born	10 November 1913
Died	17 May 1999

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True & false unicorn.

by James Broughton First published in 1955
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Song of the godbody

by James Broughton First published in 1978
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The right playmate

by James Broughton and Gerard Hoffnung First published in 1952
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75 life lines

by James Broughton First published in 1988
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Ecstasies : poems, 1975-1983

by James Broughton
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Hooplas: odes for odd occasions, 1956-1986

by James Broughton First published in 1988
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An almanac for amorists: [poems]

by James Broughton First published in 1955
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The androgyne journal

by James Broughton
First published in 1977
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The water circle: a poem of celebration

by James Broughton First published in 1965
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Hymns to Hermes

by James Broughton First published in 1979
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Seeing the Light

by James Broughton First published in 1977
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Shaman Psalm

by James Broughton First published in 1977
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All: A James Broughton Reader (White Crane Wisdom)

by James Broughton First published in 2007
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A long undressing: Collected Poems, 1949-1969

by James Broughton First published in 1971
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Faeries: Visions, Voices and Pretty Dresses

by Keri Pickett and James Broughton First published in 2000
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Erogeny

by James Broughton First published in 1976
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Tidings, [poems at the land's edge]

by James Broughton First published in 1965
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A Moment of Forever

by James Broughton First published in 2004
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Special Deliveries: New and Selected Poems

by James Broughton First published in 1990
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by James Broughton First published in 1965
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American poet and filmmaker (1913-1999)

Born	10 November 1913
Died	17 May 1999

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OLID: OL400219A
GoodReads: 392401
ISNI: 0000000077754610
IMDb: nm0112687
Library of Congress Names: n81070540
MusicBrainz: 956a254f-9138-407a-9414-1592f3512959
VIAF: 22263700
Wikidata: Q2402538
Inventaire.io: wd:Q2402538

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Broughton, James, 1913-1999
James Richard Broughton

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