Jack Gilbert

Books by Jack Gilbert

Refusing Heaven

Poems

by Jack Gilbert
- Hardcover, 92 pages
The Dance Most of All

Poems

by Jack Gilbert
- Hardcover, 60 pages
Collected Poems

by Jack Gilbert
- Hardcover, 320 pages

Jack Gilbert has written books about:

Poetry

NPR stories about Jack Gilbert

Poetry

Press-Play Poetry: 'Failing And Flying'

April 24, 2012 5:00 AM

"Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew." So begins Jack Gilbert's lyrical "Failing and Flying." The poem is the first in a new multimedia series, Press-Play Poetry, which celebrates the power of the voice to bring lines on a page to life.

Poetry

Not Your Parents' Poems: A 2012 Poetry Preview

by Craig Morgan Teicher

January 13, 2012 7:00 AM

The most anticipated collections of the year revisit the past and take us to the frontiers of language, borrowing from Twitter memes and overheard conversation, from the classics and bad movies.

A bookend shaped like a person, holding up a row of books

Poetry

From A Surviving Beat, Moments Of Everyday Glory

by Laurel Maury

May 22, 2009 3:55 PM

One of the last surviving members of the Beat generation, Jack Gilbert still writes with a freshness that astonishes. He's fascinated by mythology, but what moves him most in The Dance Most of All are the mythic moments we experience day to day.

Poetry

Jack Gilbert: Notes from a Poet's Well-Observed Life

by Debbie Elliott

April 30, 2006 4:57 PM

When poet Jack Gilbert was young, he used to make lists of everything he wanted from his life. He is now past 80 years old, and has fulfilled many of the goals he set for himself, but he isn't letting go of life.

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Jack Gilbert

Books by Jack Gilbert

Refusing Heaven

Poems

The Dance Most of All

Poems

Collected Poems

Jack Gilbert has written books about:

NPR stories about Jack Gilbert

Poetry

Press-Play Poetry: 'Failing And Flying'

Poetry

Not Your Parents' Poems: A 2012 Poetry Preview

Poetry

From A Surviving Beat, Moments Of Everyday Glory

Poetry

Jack Gilbert: Notes from a Poet's Well-Observed Life

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Prepare For Takeoff With 'Cockpit Confidential'

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Books by Jack Gilbert

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Jack Gilbert has written books about:

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From Our Listeners

Three-Minute Fiction Readings: 'Geometry' And 'Snowflake'

Author Interviews

'Steal The Menu': A Chronicle Of A Career In Food Coverage

Author Interviews

Gateway Arch 'Biography' Reveals Complex History Of An American Icon

Author Interviews

Prepare For Takeoff With 'Cockpit Confidential'

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