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Larry Eigner

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"s h a d o w s , b i r d s ,"

"s h a d o w s , b i r d s ,"

s h a d o w s , b i r d s,

     wake up

birch trees
in the wind's web

       before what minutes, exposition
               of mankind

              stony light turned

                    how much
                          the number

               the vague soon again

                  what change in the parts

© 1968, Larry Eigner, courtesy of the Eigner Estate

Larry Eigner

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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"s h a d o w s , b i r d s ,"

s h a d o w s , b i r d s,

     wake up

birch trees
in the wind's web

       before what minutes, exposition
               of mankind

              stony light turned

                    how much
                          the number

               the vague soon again

                  what change in the parts

"s h a d o w s , b i r d s ,"

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