American lyric poet, essayist, and creative writing teacher, Clive Matson, recounts some of his experiences as one of the New York Beat Poets in the 1960's, discusses the creative process, and reads a selection of poems. A well-known figure on the Bay Area literary scene, in 2012 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry by the city of Berkeley, and has authored 10 volumes of poetry, and his poems have been featured in numerous anthologies. (2023)