Ed Dorn

1929–1999 (age 70)

Poet

Biography

Ed Dorn (1929-1999) stood among the poets of his generation with a fearless voice that explored the edges of language and human experience.

He encouraged younger writers, kept curiosity alive in classrooms and cafés, and now rests at Green Mountain Cemetery, a place that reflects the rugged honesty of his verse.

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