... launch the San Francisco renaissance and is considered a leader of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Much of his writing demonstrates the influence of the respected American poets, Walt Whitman and Ezra Pound, as well as intimations of mysticism exemplified in Far Eastern forms. His poetry is known for its balance of stillness and exuberant energy and incorporates elements of ... ...

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