Steve Richmond, along with friend and mentor Charles Bukowski, dominated the outlaw post mimeo revolution poetry scene of the 1970s and 1980s. He was a friend of the iconic rock star Jim Morrison, who was also a poet. Fiercely independent and poised against the academic literary establishment—what critic Ben Pleasants called the “poetry mafia”—Richmond invented a poetical style influenced by Japanese Shinto court music known as “Gagaku.” Driven by inner demons and fueled by drugs he produced thousands of poems over a thirty year period prior to his death in 2009. Gagaku Reader, the Life and Poetry of Steve Richmond is a selection of his best work.

Gagaku: The Life and Poetry of Steve Richmond

Literature & Fiction

Richmond, Steve

Poetry

Busted Dharma Books

Demon Notebook

Water Row Pr

A new edition of HITLER PAINTED ROSES. This edition includes the 1966 Earth Books edition with a powerful, lengthy foreword by Charles Bukowski. An addendum of additional poems with a foreword by Mike Daily, an afterword by Steve Richmond.A biblography and photos are included.

Hitler Painted Roses

Sun Dog Pr

Spinning Off Bukowski

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Sun Dog Press

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