Home Of The Beatnik: Venice, California. (circa 1960)

Poem (circa 1960)

Excerpt

Home Of The Beatnik: Venice, California.

the sea is the pulpit of those birds caught between
the desperate clouds of Art--or, God failing, worse:
the dull, plodding function of a pragmatic universe.
the waves gargle and boil and impressionistic queer...

Forum References

• Scan of magazine appearance

Appears in Magazines

• Merlin's Magic - vol. 1, no. 10, June 1960, pg. 1