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I saw Jack perform his poem 'Cockymoon' in person in San Francisco. I vividly recall his body language, bent over and to the side, swirling the air with his finger, and his jack-o-lantern grin.

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That's amazing!

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I knew Jack casually towards the last couple years of his life. I tried to broker a deal with his manuscripts and UC Berkeley Bancroft Library. Did not work out.

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Apr 3, 2023Liked by Poetic Outlaws

So smooth.👌🏼Thanks, Erik! Looking forward to reading more of his poetry.

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Thank you Erik! The ghosts of these words turn my blood to ink. Bless you 🙏❤️

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We love our book of Jack Micheline's work, Cockymoon, a collection of the poems that made him famous and beloved in SF of the 1970s & 1980s.

https://www.zeitgeist-press.com/index.php/product/cockymoon/

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Wow!!

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Fills my brain with a surrender to sadness that the richness of humanity is ignored by money and power and nothingness…

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"Deliberately

detached from the social ladder"

One can fucking dream, eh, Jack?

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Thank you for introducing this nomad!

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This... was an immaculate read. Wow. Massive thanks for introducing me to Jack’s work. Into the rabbit hole I go...

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Thank you so much for reading!

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Absolutely! Thank you!!

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"Сумашедшее сердце поэта..."

(С.Есенин)

Спасибо!

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