Sinclair Beiles
Sinclair Beiles | |
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Sinclair Beiles circa 1998 in Johannesburg | |
| Born | 1930 Kampala, Uganda |
| Died | 3 November 2000 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Literary movement | Beat, postmodernism |
| Notable works | ‘’Ashes of Experience’’ (1969) |
| Notable awards | Ingrid Jonker Prize |
Sinclair Beiles (b. Kampala, Uganda, 1930–2000, Johannesburg) was a South African beat poet and editor for Maurice Girodias at the Olympia Press in Paris. He developed along with William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin the cut-up technique of writing poetry and literature. He won the 1969 Ingrid Jonker Prize for poetry for his collection, Ashes of Experience.