Jack Spicer | |
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| Born | John Lester Spicer January 30, 1925 |
| Died | August 17, 1965 (aged 40) |
| Education | University of Redlands, University of California, Berkeley |
| Literary movement | San Francisco Renaissance |
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.