About Allen Cohen
Lived 1940 – 2004 (aged 63–64). Allen Cohen was a poet and editor.
Allen Cohen (1940 – April 29, 2004) was an American poet. Born in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Brooklyn College and then moved to San Francisco in 1963. There, he founded and edited the San Francisco Oracle underground newspaper, which was published from 1966 to 1968. After the September 11 attacks, he edited a newspaper entitled Peace News, and in 2002 co-edited a poetry anthology entitled An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind: Poets on 9/11. Cohen died of liver cancer and hepatitis C on April 29, 2004, in Walnut Creek, California.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Allen Cohen's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Allen Cohen?
American writer
When was Allen Cohen born?
Allen Cohen was born in 1940.
When did Allen Cohen die?
Allen Cohen died in 2004.
What was Allen Cohen's occupation?
Allen Cohen was a poet and editor.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Allen Cohen. https://biography.guide/allen-cohen-poet/
MLA: "Allen Cohen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/allen-cohen-poet/.
Chicago: "Allen Cohen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/allen-cohen-poet/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:30 UTC