A Late Style of Fire: Larry Levis, American Poet | movie | 2016 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

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