Ed Dorn
1929 - 1999
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Biography
Ed Dorn was an American poet and teacher. He was associated with the Black Mountain poets and the Beat Generation. Dorn is best known for his epic poem 'Gunslinger'. He taught at various universities and contributed significantly to the American poetry scene.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The problems of the world are always a mind problem.
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Most people don't know how to listen because the major part of the world is still. If you can hold still, then you can hear things that you don't ordinarily hear.
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America is not slick and Steve McQueen or the World Series, it's chapel windows with the sun coming through, the Mexican pea-blue glimmering in the concrete half-light. It is the way things should be.
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The world is hypothetical, but I played.
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An American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.