Who is Michael McClure from The Portable Beat Reader and what is their importance? The_Portable_Beat_Reader English & Literature Michael McClure | The Portable Beat Reader

Michael McClure is a San Francisco Renaissance poet. His poems are typically about nature and psychedelic drug experiences. McClure published his autobiography, The Mad Cub, in 1970. He was disappointed that the book was marketed as the misadventures of a very foolish person.