- This article is about the 20th-century Scottish poet. For the 20th-century American poet, see Tom Clark (poet).
Thomas A. Clark. Courtesy Arc Publications.
Thomas A. Clark (born 1944) is a Scottish poet.[1]
Life[]
Clark was born in Greenock, Scotland, in 1944.[2]
He began writing poetry in the mid-1960's.[1]
In 1973 he and artist Laurie Clark started Moschatel Press.[2]
From 1986 to 2002 the Clarks ran the Cairn Gallery, an artist-run gallery, in the Cotswolds. In 2002 they moved back to Scotland, and re-opened the Cairn Gallery in Pittenweem, Fife.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- A Still Life. Dentdale, UK: Jargon Society, 1977.
- A Ruskin Sketchbook. London: Coracle, 1979.
- Some Alternatives to the White Cube. London: Coracle, 1996.
- The Hundred Thousand Places (long poem). Manchester, UK: Carcanet, 2009.
- Yellow and Blue. Manchester, UK: Carcanet, 2012.
- Some Particulars. North Carolina: Jargon Society, 1971.
- Ways Through Bracken. Jargon Society, 1980.
- Madder Lake. Toronto: Coach House Press, 1981.
- The Tempers of Hazard. London: Palladin, 1993.
- Tormentil & Bleached Bones. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1993.
- One Hundred Scottish Places. Eindhoven, Holland: October, 1999.
- Distance and Proximity. Edinburgh: Pocketbooks, 2001.
- Green. Vermont: Longhouse Press, 2004.
- Yellow. Vermont: Longhouse Press, 2005.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Woodland Pattern Book Center.[2]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Herd, "Making Spaces: An Interview with Thomas A. Clark, Oxford Poetry, Magdalen College, Oxford, Web, Feb. 24, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Poetry of Thomas A. Clark and Laurie Clark, Woodland Pattern Book Center, Web, Feb. 24, 2012.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Generosity"
- untitled
- "The Homecoming"
- Thomas A. Clark (b. 1944) in the Scottish Poetry Library (4 poems).
- Prose
- "The Gallery and the Book," Very Small Kitchen
- About
- Thomas A. Clark at Carcanet Press
- Thomas A. Clark weblog
- Making Spaces: An Interview with Thomas A. Clark, Oxford Poetry
- Review of Madder Lake and other books by Thomas Clark, by Karl Young
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