So began the literary friendship of his life .
Jorge Luis Borges had already lost his sight in 1968 when Barnstone met him backstage at the 92nd Street the Poetry Center in New York after a poetry reading he had arranged for the Argentine poet .
So began the literary friendship of Barnstone 's life .
Jorge Luis Borges had already lost his sight in 1968 when Barnstone met him backstage at the 92nd Street the Poetry Center in New York after a poetry reading he had arranged for the Argentine poet .