pˈækɚd wʌzɐ pɹˈɛzəns ɪnðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi sˈɜːkəlz ʌvðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ bˈeɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ænd sˈɪksti z — sˈɜːkəlz ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈælən dʒˈɪnsbɜːɡ, kˈɛnəθ pˈætʃən, ænd kˈɛnəθ ɹᵻksɹˈɑːθ.
Packard was a presence in the literary circles of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s and 60s — circles that included Allen Ginsberg, Kenneth Patchen, and Kenneth Rexroth.