Six Persimmons

Six Persimmons is a book of poems in spired by Chinese and Japanese paintings. Most of the paintings were studied and enjoyed by me in the home of my good friend, the late John M. Crawford, Jr. The paintings from John's collection now form the jewels in an otherwise dubious crown in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The late Kenneth Rexroth reviewed the book favorably in the Los Angeles Times. We spoke and corresponded before the days of cellphones and email and he gave me great encouragment.