Clark, Tom, 1941-....

Tom Clark wrote a biography of Edward Dorn: EDWARD DORN : A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, 2002. Clark envisioned a 2-part biography but never completed the second volume. Some of this material would have been used in the latter.

Poet, biographer, novelist, dramatist, reviewer, and sportswriter.

California poet, author and critic. In June 1985 George Lakoff reviewed Writing/talks, edited by Bob Perelman, in Poetry Flash. The following issue of Poetry Flash (July 1985) carried a response by Tom Clark, solicited by Poetry Flash's associate editor, which sparked considerable controversy. Correspondence and clippings related to the ensuing debate are included in this collection.

American poet.

Poet, fiction writer, biographer, and periodical editor.

American author.

Thomas Willard Clark was born Mar. 1, 1941 in Chicago, IL; attended John Carroll Univ. (1959-60), Univ. of Michigan (BA, 1963), Cambridge Univ. (MA, 1965), and Univ. of Essex (1965-67); poetry editor, Paris review (1963-73); instructor in American poetry, Univ. of Essex (1966-67); senior writer, Boulder monthly (1978-79); instructor in poetics, New College of California, beginning in 1988; author of numerous books of poetry, including Stones (1969), Air (1970), and Blue (1974); also wrote a biography of musician Neil Young (1971) and books on baseball.

Biography

Thomas Willard Clark was born March 1, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois; attended John Carroll University (1959-60), University of Michigan (BA, 1963), Cambridge University (MA, 1965), and University of Essex (1965-67); poetry editor, Paris Review (1963-73); instructor in American poetry, University of Essex (1966-67); senior writer, Boulder Monthly (1978-79); instructor in poetics, New College of California, beginning in 1988; author of numerous books of poetry, including Stones (1969), Air (1970), and Blue (1974); also wrote a biography of musician Neil Young (1971) and books on baseball.