This is my first exposure to Gilbert. He's not, I think, my cup of tea. There were several poems I liked, but only one (Rain) I loved. I did enjoy the way this book took me through his life's work, though. And some of his imagery was terrific. There was one poem about old men going back to the farm ...
Peake wrote many of these poems around the time of the Second World War, and that is the key to unlocking many of those that I would have otherwise found obscure. On the other hand, many of them are also overtly about the war, not least the magnificent Rhyme of the Flying Bomb.As one of Britain's of...
I was introduced to Jack Gilbert in high school and knew he had a Pittsburgh connection but didn't know he was from East Liberty! Anyway. I'm a big admirer of his, I don't think this is the best collection of his work though. Something about having all the Pittsburgh poems together highlights Gilber...
Jack Gilbert is dead. Story from Slate can be read here:http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/13/jack_gilbert_dead_poet_was_87.htmlEnough good cannot be said of the great poet, Jack Gilbert. I am glad he has a "Collected" body of work out now. It is fitting for such a talented and steadfast ma...
What are writers like? What makes them different? On goodreads, for example, they will be the people that write their 'about me' sections in the third person. However, I had a feeling there must be more to that. When I was younger I thought writers were an entirely different caste of people. You can...
Please read my review of this book here:http://hubpages.com/hub/Jack-Gilberts-THE-DANCE-MOST-OF-ALL
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