MacAdams Lewis

American poet, journalist, political activist, and filmmaker who lived in Los Angeles, California. He was the author of a dozen books and tapes of poetry, and his poems have appeared in many anthologies. In 2001, he published his Birth of The Cool, a cultural history of the idea of cool. As a journalist, MacAdams was a contributing editor of the L.A. Weekly and wrote regularly on culture and ecology for Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, Los Angeles Times,and Los Angeles magazine. As a political activist, MacAdams was a cofounder of Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) established in 1985 (and served as chair on their board of directors). FoLAR was characterized by MacAdams as a "40 year art work" to bring the Los Angeles River back to life. MacAdams died peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s disease on 21 April 2020 at age 75. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less