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Patchen

American  
[pach-uhn] / ˈpætʃ ən /

noun

  1. Kenneth, 1911–72, U.S. poet and novelist.


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Famous musicians — her godfather was the composer Igor Stravinsky — were constantly dropping by the house, and poets Kenneth Patchen and Kenneth Rexroth gave readings in the living room.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2021

Deborah Patchen — Glanzman’s partner, owner of Antiques on Main and a lifelong Dodgers fan — whispers, “Bad, bad, bad. Oh, my God.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

“Batman is an iconic hero of American culture,” Children’s Museum of Indianapolis President and CEO Jeffrey Patchen said in a statement.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2017

In 2006, Mr. Patchen and his brother, Alex, made a menorah out of wood and artificial pine garland, decorated it with ornaments and lights, and surprised her with it.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2016

When Johnny Seely broke Joe Patchen he used Becky to work him out and she would go away from him like he was tied to a post.

From Jimmie Moore of Bucktown by Melvin Earnest Trotter

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