succeeded in this ends and more contemporary
bodies of research will continue to appear on the
theme of poetry and shamanic elements. The
author would particularly like to see work done on
artists like Clyfford Still, Cy Twombly and
Basquiat, aswell as a volume dedicated to post
beat poets such as Bob Holman, Anne Waldman
and Donald Lev etc…I have included third-
generation beat writer Anne Waldman in this
essay because of her pervasive influence on vital
poets such as Ginsberg and McClure etc… Jim
Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and Bob
Dylan are modern musicians whose work contains
shamanic elements which I did not get time to
research or reference. The author would greatly
welcome further research on these modern bards
and the shamanic elements present in their
musical and lyrical styles.
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