haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz hɪmsˈɛlf æz pˈɑːɹt əvə tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈoʊɪtɹi ðæt lˈɑːɹdʒli ɹᵻdʒˈɛkts ˌækədˈɛmɪk kˈɑːntɛkst.
However, he regards himself as part of a tradition of underground American poetry that largely rejects academic context.