Jack Spicer
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For the fictional character, see Jack Spicer (Xiaolin Showdown). For people with a similar name, see John Spicer (disambiguation).
Jack Spicer (January 30, 1925 – August 17, 1965) was an American poet often identified with the San Francisco Renaissance.[1] In 2009, My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer won the American Book Award for poetry. He spent most of his writing life in San Francisco.
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Born | John Lester Spicer (1925-01-30)January 30, 1925 |
Died | August 17, 1965(1965-08-17) (aged 40) |
Education | University of Redlands, University of California, Berkeley |
Literary movement | San Francisco Renaissance |
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