Well, it was the 60s San Francisco, and he was a social misfit among the social misfits. He never really fit in with the Diggers, though he did try. Hung w/some of the Beats (speaking of avant garde misogynist dudes, there were a number of them among them & the Diggers too).

His writing was mediocre, nothing special. In many ways he became trendy like a lot of other so-called "cult" personalities of the era.

But he was really just another damaged human abused by Catholic alcoholic parents. A story that resonates with millions of Catholics, which is why I thought his writing was popular among the wandering tribe of damaged Catholic flower children back in the day.

His poetry truly, truly sucked.