Commonly regarded as the epitome of the self-destructive 1920s poet (and vulgarly exploited for that myth in a Geoffrey Wolff biography), Crosby also wrote some mad
inspired prose, and at least one great Visual Poem that will ensure his literary immortality, Photoheliograph (for Lady A.)
:
Another similarly simple-minded gem, Pharmacie du Soleil,
simply lists its chemical components: calcium iron hydrogen sodium nickel magnesium cobalt,
etc.
Prolific once he quit his day-job at a bank, Crosby self-published...