McKuen began in the s to give poetry readings, appearing with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg during this time, he often used the pseudonym Dor. 맥쿠엔은 뉴욕으로 이주하여 TV 쇼인 CBS 워크샵에서 작곡과 지휘를 맡았습니다. During the early s he spent most of his time in France.