Songs from a Cave and Other Selected Poems

Synopsis Of Songs . . .Songs Etc. Is Based On Olson'S First Trip To Montenegro To See His Spouse Jean'S Family. Impressions Contains Kindly Close Tightly Words Written On The Refrigerator Door At Mepkin Abbey Where I Looked Off Into The Distance Where . . . Monks Sat Masticating. The Head And The Heart'S Number One Poem Is Clog Dancing In Hell And You Are Dared By Jean To Get Into The Last Verse. I Never Said Thanks To My Stepdad Says Volumes About Maple Breath. Curious? Alas No Yorick He! Came Into Being As A Result Of Going To My Father Ernest'S Grave. Cycling Through Was Influenced By Bicycling Tours. Pretending To Be A Stick Came From Bird Watching On The Wetlands. Spectrum Of The Sea Starts Out With Hang Down Which Rimes. It Has Been Said That If It Doesn'T Rime It'S Not Poetry. Also Jean Translated: Boy And Bird Sickness By Igor Vecerina. Papa'S Treks Is Filled With Short Shorts.See Authenticity. There'S A Lot About Bicycling In Self-Portrait Too. For Jean A New Albion Was Written In Bolinas On Drake'S Bay. Smokin' Stogies For Irma Is A Touching Story Of The Author'S Select Memories Of His Mother. It'S Recommended. One Of The Poems In Tiger Tales Is Rush! Die! Which Is About The Satanic Verses And Summer Vacation Reflects The First And Last Time Gerald Ever Saw His Father. 1-800-I'M Alone In Polar Bear 46 Is Unique. The Lead Poem In Duck Eggs Is Halloween Betrayal. Rotten Duck'S Eggs And Dirty Ticks Are Featured. See Apparition Haunted Landscapes In Behemoth'S Breath For Solid Surrealism. Choppers Chop Chop Above La Riots In Dragon Fire Where Olson Was An Eye Witness As He Was At Berkeley When General Nurre Lost His Star.