Light and Shade: New and Selected Poems

by Tom Clark, Amy Gerstler (Introduction)

Essential for all readers of progressive American poetry, this collection encompasses the exhilaration and joy, the madness and sorrow of the last forty years with a lyric intensity that, in the words of the poet Robert Creeley, offers a “wry and securing truth.” A generous selection from the poet’s career, Light and Shade is a major release from one of the country’s most influential poets and critics.

Genres: Poetry

378 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

Clark was an American poet, editor and biographer. Clark was educated at the University of Michigan and served as poetry editor of "The Paris Review" from 1963 to 1973 and published numerous volumes of poetry with Black Sparrow Press. His literary essays and reviews have appeared in "The New York Times," "Times Literary Supplement," and many other journals.

Reviews

[Marcus]

Lovin the selected Tom Clark. A must have. One of the greats of the great. Don't love all the poems in the selected but who cares. Only love all the poems of Ted Berrigan and a few others.

[Nicolaus Stengl]

One of those underrated poets... עליו השלום