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Michael McClure dives into the themes of nature, spirituality, and the human condition. He was and still is a key figure in the Beat Generation. This time period was most known for the psychedelic era. Many Beat poets and musicians used this to get a high and expand your mind while working. McClure ...

Michael McClure; born on October 20, 1932 was involved with the Psychedelic Era. Beat poets, as well as musicians used psychedelics to reach different levels of consciousness to extend their thoughts. Peyote was a common psychedelic that was popular among the beats and musicians before it was regula...

In his 1958 “Peyote Poem”, Michael McClure describes what it is like to be on the psychedelic drug Peyote. A Peyote is a small cactus which contains the hallucinogen mescaline, with it being commonly used among Native Americans. McClure commonly uses synecdoches in this poem to help him ...

Michael McClure was one of the Beat Generations most impactful writers and was one of the early pioneers who began their careers at the Six Gallery. McClure wrote unlike anybody else in the Beat Generation and this is due to his connection to ecology and his willingness to experiment with psychedeli...