In Monterey in 1952 he had his first solo show (abstractions) and published a chapbook of poetry, about which the Beat Generation poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti wrote: "Here is a small collection of a painter's poetry....
In Monterey hatte er 1952 seine erste Einzelausstellung und veröffentlichte einen Gedichtband, über den der Beat-Generation-Dichter Lawrence Ferlinghetti schrieb: „Here is a small collection of a painter's poetry.....