Michael McClure (1932-2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. He collaborated with prominent artists, poets, and musicians, including Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, and Terry Riley. McClure's journalism was featured in
Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Los Angeles Times, and
The San Francisco Chronicle, and he received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Obie Award. His books of poetry include
Mysteriosos and Other Poems, Huge Dreams, and
Rain Mirror. Leslie Scalapino (1944-2010) taught at Mills College in Oakland and at Bard College in New York State. Among her many books are It's go in horizontal: Selected Poems, 1974-2006 (UC Press); Day Ocean State of Star's Night: Poems and Writings, 1989 and 1999-2006, and Floats Horse-Floats or Horse-Flows.
