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Larry Eigner

Side by side

“the strength of a wing”

the strength of a wing

     a birds hits
           the front door

         ah glass

   and the wind flows

     stripped metal

        brightness of sun

                a change spreads in the air

Larry Eigner

(United States of America, 1927 - 1996)

Lawrence Joel “Larry” Eigner was born in Swampscott, Mass., where he lived with his parents until moving to Berkeley, Calif., in 1978. Born with cerebral palsy, Eigner made use of a wheelchair throughout his life. Associated with the Black Mountain Poets, Eigner’s first book was published by Robert Creeley's Divers Press, and Eigner published more than 40 collections of poetry throughout his li...

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