Jack Gilbert

Jack Gilbert was an American poet born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1925.
* He attended the University of Pittsburgh and San Francisco State University.
* He won the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 1962 for his first book, Views of Jeopardy.
* He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and lived abroad for many years.
* He published five books of poetry, including Monolithos, Refusing Heaven, and Collected Poems.
* He died in Berkeley, California in 2012.
* His poems are known for their beauty, honesty, and emotional power.
* He is considered one of the most important American poets of the 20th century.