He also taught with Allen Ginsberg at Naropa University's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
In her book Wild Mind, the author Natalie Goldberg credits White with giving her "permission" to be a poet.
Mark Doty credits White as an early influence on his work and has written poetry in his honor.
Initially intended to publish the works of writers native to White's Minneapolis, the group began accepting writing from across the United States and internationally by its second issue.
[5] Each issue contained poetry, prose, photography and other artwork centered around the gay male experience.