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no one is tall to heaven
no one is large to the land

(In response to David Novros)

David Novros, Untitled, 1966–67. Acrylic lacquer on dacron, in six panels, 102 x 162 inches. © David Novros / ADAGP 2022 / Courtesy Gallery Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo: Nicolas Brasseur.
David Novros, Untitled, 1966–67. Acrylic lacquer on dacron, in six panels, 102 x 162 inches. © David Novros / ADAGP 2022 / Courtesy Gallery Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo: Nicolas Brasseur.


      the sky does not go missing
   when it grows into your eyes
light makes a home


      ready for history
   you’d’ve found it all
otherwise


      so much indistinct air
   to build on   in   through
breath

David Novros is on view at Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris, through February 26, 2022.

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Jacob Bromberg

Jacob Bromberg is a multi-media poet and translator. His work has appeared in/been exhibited at The Paris Review, The Brooklyn Rail, The Believer, Le Monde, The Palais de Tokyo, the Fiorucci Art Trust’s Volcano Extravaganza, and Yvon Lambert Bookshop among other venues. He was The Brooklyn Rail’s inaugural Poet-in-Transit, and his collaboration with Camille Henrot, Grosse Fatigue, won the Silver Lion at the 2013 Venice Biennale.

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