Jack Spicer
(1925–1965)
American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Spicer was associated with the Beat Generation primarily because of his social activities and attitudes, his friendships with Ba...
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Jack Spicer was a San Francisco poet who rejected the traditional centers for poetry--academia and the established publishing houses, using the phrase "English Department" as a derogatory description ...
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Jack Spicer's relationship to the San Francisco Beat movement was ambivalent, to say the least. Perhaps his main connection was his enthusiastic support of "Blabbermouth Night," which became an instit...
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Jack Spicer was born on 30 January 1925 in Los Angeles, where his father managed a hotel. The job provided a good income, and even during the Depression the family lived comfortably. Spicer's only sib...
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Jack Spicer
Jack Spicer
