1947
Moves to Old Lyme, Connecticut
Publishes introduction to Job. Invented and Engraved by William Blake
1948
Publishes CCCLXXIV Poems
Publishes To Say if You Love Someone
Publishes See you in the Morning
1949
Publishes Red Wine and Yellow Hair
1950
First major spine operation
1951
Moves to California
1952
Living in San Francisco
Publishes Orchards, Thrones and Caravans
1953
Publishes Fables and Other Little Tales
1954
Receives Shelley Memorial Award
Publishes The Famous Boating Party
Publishes Poems of Humor and Protest
1955
Publishes Glory Never Guesses
1956
Undergoes spinal fusion operation
Publishes Surprise for the Bagpipe Player
1957
Pioneers Poetry-Jazz with the Chamber Jazz Sextet
Records Kenneth Patchen Reads with the Chamber Jazz Sextext
Publishes Hurrah for Anything
Publishes When we were here together
1958
Publishes Poemscapes
1959
Sustains further back injury during surgery
Publishes the play Don't Look Now
1960
Publishes Because It Is
Publishes The Love Poems of Kenneth Patchen
1961
Records Kenneth Patchen Reads His Love Poems
1966
Publishes Hallelujah Anyway
Publishes Doubleheader
1967
Receives award from National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities for
"life-long contribution to American letters"
1968
Publishes But Even So
Publishes The Collected Poems
Publishes Love and War Poems
1970
Publishes Aflame and Afun of Walking Faces
Publishes There's Love All Day
1971
Publishes Wonderings
Publishes Tell You That I Love You
1972
Dies California, 8 January
Tribute held at City Lights Poets Theater, 2 February
In Quest of Candlelighters published, May 1972
1977
Tribute to Kenneth Patchen published
Patchen's Lost Plays published
1980
Still another Pelican in the Breadbox published
1984
What Shall We Do Without Us? published
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