Poetic Obituaries: "Tony was what I would call

under the underground," said North Beat poet Neeli Cherkovski [of Tony Vaughan]. "As a poet and painter, he bridged the Beat and '60s aesthetic with his own profound lyricism over many decades. His poetry had a quiet rigor. He was warm and compassionate. He was a real cultural fighter, but not in an ideological way."

from San Francisco Chronicle: Memorial for Tony Vaughan, S.F. poet, painter
also S.F. Heart: Tony Vaughan

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