Poetry. Memoir. Essays. CONTINUOUS FLAME is a lovely collection of work honoring the well-known Beat poet and Buddhist priest Philip Whalen. The book contains over 50 rare photographs of Whalen along with poems, anecdotes and reflections from friends and colleagues. Contributors include Joanne Kyger, Gary Snyder, Alice Notley, Anne Waldman, Robert Creeley, Diane Di Prima, David Meltzer, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Clark Coolidge, Donald Guravich, Bill Berkson, Leslie Scalapino, Abbie Winson, Robert Winson, Larry Keenan, Allen Ginsberg, Gordon Ball, Rob Lee, Steve Wilson, Christopher Felver, John Suiter and others friend ad colleagues of Philip Whalen.