Philip Whalen
Philip Glenn Whalen | |
|---|---|
| Title | Poet Zen Buddhist Author |
| Personal life | |
| Born | October 20, 1923 Portland, Oregon, US |
| Died | June 26, 2002 (aged 78) San Francisco, California, US |
| Education | Reed College |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Sōtō |
| Lineage | Shunryu Suzuki |
Philip Glenn Whalen (October 20, 1923 – June 26, 2002) was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance and close to the Beat generation.