Robert Duncan (1919 1988) was born in Oakland and spent most of his life in California. One of the major figures in the San Francisco Renaissance, Duncan, often identified with Donald Allen's landmark anthology "The New American Poetry" and the Black Mountain poets, is author of "The Opening of the Field, Roots and Branches, " and "Bending the Bow, " among other works. Michael Boughn is a poet, scholar, and fiction writer. His many publications include "H.D.: A Bibliography, 1905 1990, Dislocations in Crystal, Into the World of the Dead, " and "22 Skidoo/SubTractions".Victor Coleman was a founding editor of Coach House Press and is author of "one / eye / love, Light Verse, " and "ICON TACT" among many other books of poetry.