About
Jazz poet, musician, and surrealist artist whose painting "Bird Lives" was showcased at San Francisco's De Young Museum. His literary works include Afrodisia, The Truth, and Flying Piranha.
Before Fame
He studied fine arts at Indiana University. He published his debut poetic work, Funky Jazz Poems, in 1959.
Trivia
He lived and worked in Berlin, Germany in the early 1980s.
Family Life
He was the father of ten children. His daughter Daline was named after his artistic idol
Associated With
He was a friend of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
