Jack Gilbert

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Jack Gilbert

Jack Gilbert (February 18, 1925 – November 13, 2012) was an American poet.

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  • We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. To make injustice the only measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.
    • "A Brief for the Defense" in Collected Poems (2012), p. 212
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