MY VOCABULARY DID THIS TO ME THE COLLECTED POETRY OF JACK SPICER ed. by Peter Gizzi and Kevin Killian Middletown,CT; 2009,Wesleyan University 2008, hb,no price listed, ISBN 978-0-8195-6887-8 .
Even though this book is almost two years ago I am sure it is still readily available. Now I am no fan of the work of Jack Spicer. To me his work with its pain , self pitying and self absorbness seems all that is terribly wrong with modern mainstream poetry. Yet I found this book a worthy read. The editors do an excellent examination on how the poet's sad life created the poetry he wrote. I never read a better examination of the creative process in poetry. I wouldn't buy the book but I certainly go to the library to read it.
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