The Poetry of Jack Spicer

by Daniel Katz

Book Overview

The first full critical study of this San Francisco Renaissance poet

In the years since his death from alcohol poisoning, Jack Spicer (1925-1965) has gradually come to be recognized as one of most intriguing of the so-called 'New American Poetry' poets. This study places Spicer's work in the context of the San Francisco Renaissance and contemporary movements with which he was in dialogue such as the Beats, the Black Mountain poets,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748645497
• ISBN13: 9780748645497
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"