In 1981 the American poet Linda Gregg published her first poetry collection, Too Bright To See – a remarkable debut in its own right. But it was made even more memorable by the raw and forthright poems directly and indirectly referencing her eight year marriage/relationship with poet Jack Gilbert and his infidelities.(See previous blogs dated [...]
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Shocking Intimacies – A Correspondence in Poetry between Jack Gilbert and Linda Gregg-
February 3, 2013 – 11:19 pm
Jack Gilbert – July 1925 to November 13th, 2012 – Sing Going Down
November 30, 2012 – 9:36 am
A great hunger lay at the heart and genius of the American master poet Jack Gilbert, who, until his last years was little known, but in spite of his low-profile, was long considered one of the foremost poets of his generation. Yes, Gilbert was a man driven by hungers but luckily for the world, he [...]
Poetry As A Spiritual Practice – Aching For The Roof
March 15, 2012 – 4:51 pm
I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through listen to this music Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz (1320-1389) from Love Poems from God, trans. Daniel Ladinsky, Penguin 2002 The Sufi poet Hafiz, in his poem above reminds me I am more than just a physical creature; the breath of the divine moves [...]