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A Catalogue

of the Works of Ron Lampi

compiled September 2006

Works now available

(in chronological order)

Prices are not set at this time. If you are interested in acquiring works of mine, please do inquire!

Memory and Fire  (poems) 1972-1983  79 pgs  

First major collection, themes of Passion (Fire) & Memory (Water), the poet’s calling, the Muse. Contains the long poem (24 pgs) “The Journey to Memory.”

The Secret of the Sun: A Vision  (poem for 2 voices) 1977  in booklet 8 pgs  

The Vision of the Sun in Monterey Bay

The Golden Thread  (poetic prose manifesto) 1978/1988  25 pgs 

My early statement/manifesto on the possibilities of the art of contemporary mythmaking.

The Lessons of Psyche  (poems) 1983-1987  54 pgs  

Collection of poems “channeled” from Psyche, the Higher Self, as a series of “lessons.”

The Birth of Psyche & other poems  1982 -1988  36 pgs  

Narrative long poem about moving to Santa Cruz, California, and receiving the Vision of Psyche, with a few other poems written during this time.

Children of No Memory  ( performance poem for 5 voices) 1989  in booklet 18 pgs  $2

Children in this future time are cyborgs: a youth rebels.

A Television’s Last Day  ( performance poem for 3 voices) 1989  in booklet 12 pgs   $2

A TV addict & a TV rebel argue about television; television itself has a voice.

The Great Santa Cruz Mountains Earthquake, a poem chronicle 1989-1990  21 pgs  

3 poems chronicling the Quake of ’89, and its aftermath.

A Divine Psyche Manifesto  (poem) 1990  in booklet  8 pgs   $2

A poetic manifesto for the bringing of Psyche into the world.

Lizzy Maroon, The Interview  ( play in one act) 1990  in booklet  28 pgs  $3

My character Lizzy Maroon is introduced to the world, interviewed on television program called  Instant Celebrity.

Through the Labyrinth, A Guided Astrological Meditation  1997   in booklet 25 pgs   $3

A guided meditation through the Labyrinth of the astrological planets, finding our way to the Living Fountain.

The Crop Circle Mystery, a poem chronicle  1998  31 pgs  

A long poetic narrative chronicling the story of the early years of the crop circles in England, about 1995-96.

Photons  (aphorisms) compiled 1999  in booklet 16 pgs   $2

A collection of aphorisms written over the years.

A Femme Affair  (poems) 1999-2000  27 pgs  

Poems of my transgender experience, including a one page Transgender Manifesto.

Threshold of the Millennium & other poems  compiled 2000  39 pgs  

Long poem about the imminent New Millennium & other related poems. All these poems are also found in Advent.

The Cruz & other poems  1988-1990/2001 39 pgs  

The long poem “The Cruz” & a few other poems about life in Santa Cruz in the late 1980s.

This collection has been incorporated into On The Cruz.

Ronna I Am, Poems of Ronna Rush  1999-2001  30 pgs 

Some poems “written” by my alter ego, Ronna Rush.

The Multi Guy on Pacific Ave  (poems)  2000-2001  83 pgs  

Collection of poems documenting my stint for two summer seasons as a street performer on Santa Cruz’s Pacific Avenue.

Technos & Psyche, A Prelude  (narrative poem) 1992/2002  40 pgs 

Long narrative prelude to a projected epic-length poem presenting the first encounters between Technos & Psyche, and their respective realities.

More Lamp, miscellaneous, uncollected poems  compiled 2002  46 pages  

Miscellaneous poems written over the years that did not go into any other particular collections, including a series of anti-war poems from the 1980s.

Columbia, A Memory  2003  in booklet  4 pgs   $1

A poem memorial of shuttle Columbia’s last moments.

The Cruz  1988/2003  in booklet  15 pgs   $2

Long poem about my first ten years in Santa Cruz. My version of “Howl” set in Santa Cruz:

my death and rebirth on The Cruz.

The Multi Guy  (2nd edition) (short humor/performance)  2000-2001/2003  90 pgs  

Short humorous pieces, brief essays from the perspective of the Multi Guy, texts for performance skits, quirky dialogues.

Water, Water…Precious Water  2004  in booklet  35 pgs  $5

Long poem about all aspects of water, celebrating water.

The Tail of Hale-Bopp, a poem chronicle  1997/2004  36 pgs  

A long poetic narrative chronicling the Great Comet of ’97.

The Next Act  2001/2004  in booklet 12 pgs   $2

Long flowing poem about evolution past, present, and future on planet Earth. Taken from Advent.

Our Fish Bowl World  2004  in booklet  9 pgs  $2

Long flowing poem about how an alien visitor might view our planet. Taken from Advent.

ENERGY, The Dance of   2005  26 pgs

Long poem exploring the whole notion of energy.

The New Age Vision  (book) 2005  276 pgs  

My book-length statement on what the New Age is about. Hopefully it is the definitive statement that spells it all out. With chapters on Postmodernism, World Ages, Spirit & Soul, the Higher Self, our psychospiritual evolution, Psyche as Mythos for the New Age, Technos & the new technologies, Gaia our Earth Web, UFOs and ET contact, the Next Level of the astral-psychic, mythmaking as the art of the New Age, and on the emerging New Story of us, and other themes.

Though I am still working on it, it is considered complete enough to share as is.

Poetry Is, A Selection of Poems about Poetry & the Poet’s Calling  (3nd edition) compiled 2005 56 pgs     

A range of poems written over the years all relating to poetry and living the poet’s life.

From the Corridors (of the Labyrinth)  2001-2005  61 pgs

Short poems & fragments along my way.

The Giant Santa Cruz Poem (4rd edition)  1988-2005  61 pgs 

One long continuously woven poem about all aspects of Santa Cruz, including throughout Santa Cruz County.

Bay of Monterey  (9th edition) (poems) 1983-2005  154 pgs 

Collection of poems all relating in one way or another to our MontereyBay, here, in California.

On The Cruz, Poems of Santa Cruz  (7th edition) late 1980s-2005  176 pgs  includes The Cruz & other poems & The Great Santa Cruz Mountains Earthquake    

Wide ranging collection of poems about life in Santa Cruz: people, street life, places, businesses, events.

Lamp Light, a selection of short poems  (6th edition) compiled 2005  76 pgs  

Includes a good number of my classic short poems. Many of the poems are from other collections.

Big Coast/Big Sur, A Poem Encounter  2005  in booklet  7 pgs

A prelude poem to a projected long poem exploring my encounter with Big Sur.

Inside the VORTEX (of Santa Cruz)  2005  in booklet 13 pgs

Long poem exploring the Vortex that is Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz, California.

Advent  (3rd edition, long-range collection of poems)  1980s-2006  300 pgs  includes Threshold of the Millennium & other poems, most of The Lessons of Psyche, & the performance poem “Children of No Memory”  

My master collection in-progress about contemporary Earth and all aspects of the New Age.

My “evangel-poem” (Whitman) of the Aquarian New Age. My announcement collection for he work to come The MYTHOS.

The Grand Finale, an experiment in autobiography  (long poem) 2002-2006  49 pgs

My life story in a long, ever-shifting, complex poetic narrative.


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Unless otherwise stated, works are formated in MS size 8 ½ X 11  tape binding

Add  $1.00 mailing for booklets / 2 or more booklets  $2.00

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Works in progress/incomplete/not yet available/to be revised

(not necessarily inclusive of all)

Early Poems  1971-1976

A Manifesto of Fire  mid-late 1970s  There’s an original shorter version & a longer version.

The Words of Romance  (prose poems)  1982

The Labyrinth, A Myth of Suffering  (prose narrative)  1985  54 pgs

My natal chart transformed into a story. To be revised.

Where Danger Is  (narrative poem)  1988  165 pgs

The world verges on nuclear war. The story follows main character and friends living in Santa Cruz. To be revised.

Implications of Alien Contact  (book-length study)  1996  132 pgs

To be revised.

Lizzy Maroon Cruz’n (long narrative poem)  68 pg draft  began 1990

The story of Lizzy Maroon encountering Santa Cruz.

By the Tail  (autobiographical shorts)  began late 1980s

Among Redwoods (poems)  began 2001

Reflections on the UFO Phenomenon

A collection of short prose reflections on all aspects of the UFO phenomenon

The Vision of Psyche, A Study

A study of my Vision

The Vision of Psyche

My Vision of Psyche to be shared as a separate booklet of its own.

The Iraq Story  (a poem chronicle) began 2003

OCEAN, Your Story  began 2003

Long, involved poem about all aspects of the world’s oceans.

Today’s Question: What is America?  2003  To be offered in booklet.  7 pgs

A diverse collection of quirky responses, originally taken from The Multi Guy manuscript.

Santa Cruz: Mythos of Place

A diverse collection of short prose pieces based on my public lecture by that name.

The Poet Reflects  began 2004

Short prose reflections about my poet’s life.

Our Star, The Sun  began 2004

Long poem all about the Sun

The Shasta Connection, A poem encounter  began 2004

The MYTHOS

A masterwork offering the revelation of the Aquarian dispensation for the New Age.

This work will be the fulfillment of the intention of Advent. Will be on-going for years.