Patricia Clark
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (BA) University of Montana (MFA) University of Houston (PhD) |
| Genre | Poetry |
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Patricia Clark is an American poet and professor.
Life[edit]
Patricia Clark was raised in Tacoma, Washington.[1] She earned degrees in Creative Writing (M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Montana) and English (PhD English, University of Houston). Her B.A. is economics (B.A. Economics, University of Washington).[2][3]
Clark is poet-in-residence and professor in the Department of Writing at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. She is the author of six books of poetry.[4]
The Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2005 to 2007,[5] Clark was invited with two other poets to open the Library of Congress's noon reading series in Washington, D.C. in fall 2005.[6]
Clark previously did residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the MacDowell Colony, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland.[7]
Her work has appeared in The Atlantic,[8] Slate,[9] Poetry,[10] North American Review,[11] Barrow Street (magazine) [12] and Lake Effect (journal).[13]
Sunday Rising received a positive review in Colorado Review.[14]
Selected works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Self-Portrait with a Million Dollars, poetry (Terrapin Books, 2020)
- The Canopy, poetry (Terrapin Books, 2017)
- Sunday Rising, poetry (Michigan State University Press, 2013)
- She Walks into the Sea, poetry (Michigan State University Press, 2009)
- My Father on a Bicycle, poetry (Michigan State University Press, 2005)
- North of Wondering, poetry (Michigan State University Press, 2003)
Chapbooks[edit]
- Deadlifts (Michigan State Press, January 2018) ISBN 1934832634 and ISBN 978-1934832639
- Wreath for the Red Admiral(Lulu.com, June 2016) ISBN 1365120643 and ISBN 978-1365120640
References[edit]
- ^ Entering the real world : VCCA poets on Mt. San Angelo. Ingraham, Margaret B.,, Brown, Andrea Carter, 1949–, Cherry, Kelly,, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Amherst, Va. ISBN 978-0-9833142-9-5. OCLC 824510174.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Clark, Patricia. "Writer Professor, Poet in Residence". Patricia Clark. Patricia Clark. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Sabri, Roya (August 25, 2016). "A Way of Moving Like Flying: An Interview with Patricia Clark". Terrain.org. Terrain Publishing. ISSN 1932-9474. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Patricia Clark – Department of Writing – Grand Valley State University". gvsu.edu.
- ^ "Clark named GR poet laureate". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Three Poets Open Poetry at Noon Series on Sept. 27". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ Tacoma. "Patricia Clark". Poets & Writers. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "My Father on a Bicycle". The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. July 1, 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Out With the Monarch, the Vole, and the Toad". The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. July 9, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Patricia, Clark. "Search". Poetry. Poetry Foundation. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Clark, Patricia. "Silence, Urgency, Vulnerability: Recommendations for a Writer's Life". North American Review. North American Review. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Spring 2020 issue is here". Barrow Street. Barrow Street Inc. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Patricia. "Garden at St. Remy: An Assay". PennStateBehrend. School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Bagdanov, Kristin George (September 4, 2013). "Book Review Sunday Rising". Colorado Review (Fall 2013). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Clark, Patricia. "Department of Writing". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- Clark, Patricia. "Author's Website". Patricia Clark. Patricia Clark. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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