The brilliant poetry and scandalous life of Californian Larry Levis came to an abrupt halt when he died at age 49. Is se | dG1fUFRVaFhfRzB6TDA
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00:30Do you have a favorite memory with Larry, when he used to help in the ranch, like in
00:50the summertime? He was born on one side, but his soul grew up on the other. There was a constant
01:16struggle between creation and destruction, and he wanted to be at the center of that.
01:28Perhaps it was just youthful passion, but it was really like fire, completely in that element.
01:39My grandmother used to call it rough trade. He had that little edge to him.
01:46That was part of his charm, that he was bad. He was a bad boy.
01:52It is so American, fire. So like us. It's desolation. And it's eventual brief triumph.
02:07He'll be one of the great American poets. He already is.
02:19He also reminds people from the