In addition, he is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, anthologist, reviewer, publisher, printmaker, painter, sculptor and carver.
Normally the entire advance for an anthology is paid out to the anthologist, who then purchases story rights out of his or her own pocket, retaining any unspent advance money.
Because of the cryptic nature of the poems, the anthologists added commentaries to them, thereby providing their hidden meaning and esoteric significance.
