Jack Gilbert
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Jack Gilbert was an American poet renowned for his emotionally direct, lyrical work that often explored love, loss, and solitude.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Gilbert canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
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Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-02-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-11-13 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a poet of passion and clarity
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reclusive ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
San Francisco State University
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University of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary American poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Denmark
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| name | Jack Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotionally direct poetry
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explorations of love, loss, and solitude ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Collected Poems
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Monolithos NERFINISHED ⓘ Refusing Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dance Most of All NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Fires NERFINISHED ⓘ Views of Jeopardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Linda Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
emotionally direct
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lyrical ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yale Younger Poets Series