▁to ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ; ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁con com it ant ▁study ▁of ▁classical ▁bal let , ▁working ▁under ▁David ▁L ich ine ▁and ▁Tat iana ▁Ri ab ous hin ska ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁visited ▁Smith ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Mon ter ey , ▁California ; ▁during ▁these ▁two ▁exc urs ions , ▁Smith ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁o e uv re ▁of ▁George ▁Ster ling . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁U CLA ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Smith ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Sid ney - Fre yer ▁comm enced ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁poetry ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁compr ise ▁Songs ▁and ▁Son net s ▁Atl ante an ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Dream s ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁a ▁bibli ography ▁of ▁Smith ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁edited ▁three ▁volumes ▁of ▁Smith ' s ▁work ▁for ▁Ark ham ▁House , ▁a ▁task ▁he ▁would ▁repr ise ▁for ▁P ocket ▁Books ▁a ▁de cade ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁Gl oria ▁Kath le en ▁B ral y , ▁and ▁started ▁giving ▁dram atic ▁read