We've just returned from a sacred, fun-filled, hidden place. First, a little catch-up --
I've known for some time, through our dear friend, Frank Ostaseski, that Philip Whalen was terminally ill. But I only learned last week, while on the mountain, that he had died. And so I went backwards and found this obituary:
Philip Whalen -- co-founder of Beat poetry
I didn't start reading Whalen until my 30s, but Snyder and Kerouac are a different story. They, and the rest of their clan, have been important to me since high school. Ann just gave me the book you see below for our 27th anniversary.
for teaching me every day that I am not my disease, I love her.
And while we're at it, have a glance at Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics.
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