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We especially liked the poem on his website titled 'Deeds Done and Suffered by Light', which blends humor, philosophy and the macabre in a manner reminiscent of Ginsberg's 'Howl'. His book Conductors of the Pit, an anthology of surrealist and experimental verse, has just been reissued.
Source: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clayton-eshleman
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