Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert | |
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| Born | February 18, 1925 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 2012 (aged 87) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA) San Francisco State University (MA) |
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Jack Gilbert (February 18, 1925 – November 13, 2012) was an American poet. Gilbert was acquainted with Jack Spicer and Allen Ginsberg, both prominent figureheads of the Beat Movement, but is not considered a Beat Poet; he described himself as a "serious romantic." Over his five-decade-long career, he published five full collections of poetry.