Poems by Robert Grenier
Sentences Toward Birds by Robert Grenier
August 13, 2025
“sing songs to crop duster” — Robert Grenier
Robert Grenier
Robert Grenier
Born: 4 August 1941
Poet and visual artist Robert Grenier was born in Minneapolis. He earned his BA from Harvard University and his MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His famous piece Sentences (1978), for example, is made up of 500 cards, each containing a few typewritten words or phrases. Grenier’s other works include the “field work” or “poster / map” (in the words of Tuumba Press publisher Lyn Hejinian) CAMBRIDGE M’ASS (1979), Oakland (1980), Phantom Anthems (1986), OWL/ON/BOUGH (1997), “illuminated poems” such as POND I and GREETING, and PennScans (2009). He currently lives in Vermont. (Source)