majinspy t1_j7ncsbe wrote on February 8, 2023 at 1:12 AM

Reply to comment by ITeechYoKidsArt in TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today by SAT0725

I really expected a nasty turn but...this Rod guy seems like a cool dude.

ITeechYoKidsArt t1_j7nvcrb wrote on February 8, 2023 at 3:32 AM

Yeah the comparisons people are throwing around are kind of ridiculous. The guy sounds mostly harmless. I mean he’s most famous for a poem about his cat. Spoiler the cat ran away.