Light and Shade: New and Selected Poems

By Tom Clark

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566891833
• ISBN13: 9781566891837
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Tom Clark does it again

This selection of relaxed but focused poems takes the reader by surprise. One expects the same observations, but that perception is turned around. the reader is puzzled for a few moments, and then sees the artistry of the poet and the originality. There's no one like Tom Clark.