Rest in peace. I met him once briefly many years ago at an L.A. Times Book Festival, where he had a book signing after his reading. He signed for me a copy of his book-length poem about Kauai, The Folding Cliffs. (He also pointed out--and interlineated his correction to--a publisher's typo in the book!)
My favorites of his are still that very long poem, and this very short one:
ELEGY
Who would I show it to
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