Kenneth Patchen : Journal of Albion Moonlight (1941)

Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 - January 8, 1972) was an American poet and novelist. Though he denied any direct connection, Patchen's work and ideas regarding the role of artists paralleled those of the Dadaists, the Beats, and Surrealists. Patchen's ambitious body of work also foreshadowed literary art-forms ranging from reading poetry to jazz accompaniment to his late experiments with visual poetry (which he called his "picture poems"). This poem is from a book called The Journal Of Albion Moonlight (1941); the recording was made by Patchen at home and released on an album called From Albion Moonlight, which was not released until 1972, by Folkways, shortly after Patchen's death. NOTE: If anyone objects to this not-for-profit video due to copyright issues, please make contact.