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My Vocabulary Did this to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer

This book brings together a selection of Jack Spicer's poetry, reflecting his innovative approach to the form. Spicer's work is known for its introspective nature, often delving into the complexities of human experience and the role of language in shaping identity. The collection offers a glimpse into Spicer's poetic world, characterized by its depth and originality. more

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Jack Spicer
Jack Spicer

Jack Spicer was an influential American poet known for his unique poetic style and experimental writing. His works are characterized by complex linguistic games and formal experiments, which have had a profound impact on subsequent poetic creation. more

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“They can romanticize us so, mirrors, and that is their secret: what a subtle torture it would be to destroy all the mirrors in the world: where then could we look for reassurerance of our identities? I tell you, my dear, Narcissus was so egotist...he was merely another of us who, in our unshatterable isolation, recognized, on seeing his reflection, the beautiful comrade, the only inseparatable love...poor Narcissus, possibly the only human who was ever honest on this point.”

“Men who find themselves late are never sure. They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizen should be: partisans but never zealots, respectors of the facts which attend each situation but never benders of those facts, uncomfortable in positions of leadership but rarely unable to turn down a responsibility once it has been offered . . . or thrust upon them. They make the best leaders in a democracy because they are unlikely to fall in love with power.”