Alexander Trocchi (1925-84) was a controversial Scottish novelist of the beat generation. A heroin addict, he is best known for Cain's Book, an autobiographical account of his sexual misadventures and drug abuse whilst living in New York.
The poems in this book are reminiscent of John Donne and the metaphysical poets... Alex writes about spirit, flesh and death and the vision that comes through the flesh. -- William S. Burroughs