Larry Eigner
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Larry Eigner was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain and Language poetry movements, known for his visually spaced, minimalist verse often composed from his wheelchair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larry Eigner canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American poet
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Mountain poets
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Language poets ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-08-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-02-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | home schooling ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasDisability | cerebral palsy ⓘ |
| hasParticularCharacteristic |
attention to everyday detail
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composed many poems from wheelchair ⓘ emphasis on perception and environment ⓘ extensive use of white space on the page ⓘ short, fragmentary lines ⓘ visual spacing central to meaning ⓘ |
| influenced |
Language poets
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contemporary experimental poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Mountain poets
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surface form:
Black Mountain College poets
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Mountain poets
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Mountain poetry
Language poets ⓘ
surface form:
Language poetry
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| notableFor |
innovative page layout
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minimalist poetry ⓘ visually spaced verse ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Another Time in Fragments
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Areas Lights Heights ⓘ Collected Poems of Larry Eigner ⓘ On My Eyes ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century American poetry
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postwar American poetry ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley
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surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
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| publisher |
Roof Books
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Sun & Moon Press ⓘ |
| residence |
Berkeley
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surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| style |
minimalism
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open field composition ⓘ |
| usedWheelchair | true ⓘ |
| writingTool | typewriter ⓘ |
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