This author was a writer, photographer, and publisher whose work explored unique perspectives. Through the founding of the Jargon Society Press, they demonstrated a significant commitment to literary culture. Their creative output offered readers a distinctive artistic vision.
This counter-cultural collection of American verse fits in Robert Lowell's famous definition of the raw in American poetry. Contributors include: Olson; Duncan; Creeley; Guest; Ashbery; Ginsberg; Kerouac; Levertov; O'Hara; Snyder; and Schuyler.
With photos and text, Jonathan Williams (poet, publisher, and raconteur) pays tribute to heroes of the spirit from Paul Strand and Buckminster Fuller to Wendell Berry and James Laughlin.