Poetic Obituaries: Ira Cohen made phantasmagorical films

that became cult classics. He developed a way of taking photographs in mesmerizing, twisting colors, including a famous one of Jimi Hendrix. He published works by authors like William Burroughs and the poet Gregory Corso. He wrote thousands of poems himself. He wrote "The Hashish Cookbook" under the name Panama Rose. He called himself "the conscience of Planet Earth."

from The New York Times: Ira Cohen, an Artist and a Touchstone, Dies at 76

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