Correspondeu-se com Williams Carlos Williams que o levou ao Olsson. Fez parte do grupo de Black Mountain. A forma nunca é mais do que uma extensão do conteúdo. Robert Creeley:.
When I know what people think of me
I am plunged into my loneliness. The grey
hat bought earlier sickens.
I have no purpose no longer distinguishable.
A feeling like being choked
enters my throat.
( The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley: 1945-1975,University of California Press)
