Willy Gengenbach

1914–2002 (age 88)

Biography

Willy Gengenbach found shape and music in verse, offering readers poems that explored emotion, memory, and the quiet wonders of daily life.

Père Lachaise Cemetery is now the quiet guardian of his lines, a serene place to reflect on the depth of his language.

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