Richard Del Connor reads from his book, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams. The poem, Hope for the Devil, was written while he was utilizing Lyft drivers to take him back-and-forth to the doctor’s office while he was hospitalized in Compton. The poem is a discussion with his Lyft driver. This song, Great Salt Lake is performed solo by Richard. This is a song from the second album by American Zen: LEVEL 2 = Christ Killer. Richard explains how he hand wrote the entire poetry book, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams, on Jim Morrison‘s birthday. He said that thinking of Jim Morrison and following his legacy and being inspired by Jim made the book a little better.
