To put that controversy in context, let's recall first, though, that the nation just then was palpitating through the first torrid stages of a love affair with organized sports.
His poems speak of the desert, a space swarming with life, palpitating like the heart of planet, the richness of its silence and the force of its people.
A creeping camera angle, some dim lighting, a haunting soundtrack, and a startling gotcha moment: that's all it takes to have viewers sitting bolt upright, pulse racing and heart palpitating.