This is just a short personal memoir of Ken, with a reading of two of his early poems, to celebrate what would have been his 80th year. This is also the 40th anniversary of the publication of Tristan Crazy by Bloodaxe Books.

“Another part of his childhood” is from The Poet Reclining: Selected Poems 1962-1980, Bloodaxe, 1982.

“Nine: Shorty’s advice to the players” is from Tristan Crazy, Bloodaxe, 1978.

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