I have one of Richard Brautigan's collections - "Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork". That is the only thing I have read by Brautigan. I looked up his Wiki entry and find that he didn't have an easy go of it. He was also the author of "Trout Fishing in America", a popular book in the Sixties. I haven't read it and I understand it isn't about fishing that much. What do I know, eh !
The stuff I really like is the "Grooks' by Piet Hein ( not American, but what the heck, neither am I ). Now there's a fella with an astounding mind. This is the first one he wrote:
Moving on ...
Moving on ...
I'm not moving. I'm just sitting here. I got nuthin' else. What's up with you ?
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