About
San Francisco Renaissance poet and author whose poetic works include On Bear's Head and Self Portrait from Another Direction. His prose works include Imaginary Speeches for a Brazen Head and The Diamond Noodle.
Before Fame
He attended Reed College, where he met fellow poet Gary Snyder.
Trivia
He was a practicing Zen Buddhist, and he compiled his faith-inspired poems in a 1996 work entitled Canoeing up Cabarga Creek: Buddhist Poems 1955-1986.
Family Life
He grew up in Oregon and later served in World War II.
Associated With
He was the inspiration for the character of Warren in Jack Kerouac's famous novel The Dharma Bums.
