. ▁Fre ed ▁the ▁poetry ▁magazine ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 2 ▁published ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁central ▁figure ▁to ▁the ▁younger ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁O tag o ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁In flu ences ▁on ▁his ▁poetry ▁include ▁American ▁rock ' n ' roll , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁beat ▁poetry ▁of ▁Allen ▁G ins berg ▁and ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁experiences ▁in ▁psych iat ric ▁institutions . ▁Old s ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Dun ed in . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 6 , ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁His ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁po ems ▁was ▁Lady ▁M oss ▁Rev ived ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁followed ▁by ▁V - 8 ▁Po ems ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁The ▁Snow ▁and ▁the ▁G lass ▁Window ▁( 1 9 7 3 ), ▁Fre ew ay ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁Doctor ’ s ▁Rock ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁Be eth oven ’ s ▁Gu itar ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁His ▁published ▁broad sheets ▁include ▁Exit : ▁ 2 ▁Po ems ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁Sch iz op hren ic ▁Highway ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁The ▁Hab its ▁You ▁Left ▁Be hind : ▁Po em ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁and ▁Sch