Jack Gilbert Biography See Work POETRY / Spring 1994 Michiko Dead By Jack Gilbert He manages like somebody carrying a boxthat is too heavy, first with his armsunderneath. When their strength gives out, POETRY / Spring 1994 The History of Men By Jack Gilbert It thrashes in the oaks and soughs in the elms.Catches on innocence and soon dismantles that.Sends children bewildered into life. Childhood