The Astonishment Tapes: Talks on Poetry and Autobiography with Robin Blaser and Friends

The edited transcript of revealing autobiographical audiotapes recorded by the groundbreaking poet Robin Blaser

Robin Blaser moved from his native Idaho to attend the University of California, Berkeley, in 1944. While there, he developed as a poet, explored his homosexuality, engaged in a lively arts community, and met fellow travelers and poets Robert Duncan and Jack Spicer. The three men became the founding members of the Berkeley core of what is now known as the San Francisco Renaissanc...