Crowded by Beauty: The Life and Zen of Poet Philip Whalen
Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. “Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and 1960s. Erudite, shy, and profoundly spiritual, Whalen not only moved his immediate circle of Beat friends and artists, but his powerful, startling, and innovative work continues to have an impact on American poetry to..... More
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