Poetry
A Poet's Poet: Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso was born at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. His family lived near Bleecker and MacDougal streets at the time of his birth.
His birthday is March 26.
His famous poem "Marriage" can be found online, but I'll quote his epitaph here:
Spirit
is Life
It flows thru
the death of me
endlessly
like a river
unafraid
of becoming
the sea
This marks his grave in Rome, at the foot of Percy Bysshe Shelley's grave.
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Gregory Corso's poem
Submitted by Geraldine Nathan (not verified) on April 21, 2012 - 3:52pm