Kevin Clark (poet)

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Kevin Clark (born 1950) is an American poet and critic, author of the poetry collections In the Evening of No Warning [1] and Self-Portrait with Expletives. [2]

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Early life

Kevin was born in New York City and grew up in Northern, NJ and now lives in San Luis Obispo, California, with his wife, Amy Hewes. He holds a PhD in English and an MA in Creative Writing, both from the University of California at Davis, and a BA in English from the University of Florida. He teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Cal Poly [3] in San Luis Obispo and at the Rainier Writing Workshop Low Residency MFA Program [4] in Tacoma, Washington.

The author of two full-length poetry collections, three chapbooks, and a textbook on poetry writing, Clark has published poetry and nonfiction in numerous periodicals, including The Southern Review , Antioch Review , Crazyhorse , Denver Quarterly , The Georgia Review , Gulf Coast, Iowa Review , and Ploughshares .

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