A Brief for the Defense by Jack Gilbert | poetry, filmmaking, poet, Elizabeth Gilbert | 'WE MUST RISK DELIGHT' American poet Jack Gilbert died eight years ago this November. This poem asks
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Read A Little Poetry on Twitter: "“We must admit there will be music despite everything.” — Jack Gilbert, from A Brief For The Defense Read the whole poem here: https://t.co/XBQF8OVqhy https://t.co/v9inZOEaKr" /
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