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Jack Spicer
52 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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March 14, 2014
If you're looking for a good, quick overview of Spicer's work, this is it. I never found the theory behind the poet's work so clearly illuminated as I do here. If you need information on Spicer, one of the three poets of the Berkeley Renaissance, and a seminal if often misunderstood figure in the fertile San Francisco years of the 50s and 60s, this is a perfect place to start. I highly recommend taking a look at this before tackling his work as it gives you the legs to get into the ideas behind the poems. And once inside you can cast away the theoretical bags as you will.
March 1, 2010
"During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Spicer lived in a small basement apartment close to North Beach. There was only a kitchen and a bedroom, which was also his study. Books from the university littered the floor. There was an old typewriter, which he also used as an ashtray. There was no telephone. Toward the end of his life, he moved to another small apartment in a building around the corner."
August 19, 2007
Academic but useful.
August 21, 2008
Edward Foster's study of Spicer is a powerful introduction to Spicer's work. This long out-of-print book is a rare gem.
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