Patricia Clark

Patricia Clark
Born	1952 (age 72–73) 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
Website
www.patriciafclark.com

Patricia Clark is an American poet and professor.

Life

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

Books

• 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

• 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

1. 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.
2. Clark, Patricia. "Writer Professor, Poet in Residence". Patricia Clark. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
3. 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.
4. "Patricia Clark – Department of Writing – Grand Valley State University". gvsu.edu.
5. "Clark named GR poet laureate". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
6. "Three Poets Open Poetry at Noon Series on Sept. 27". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
7. Tacoma. "Patricia Clark". Poets & Writers. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
8. "My Father on a Bicycle". The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. July 1, 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
9. "Out With the Monarch, the Vole, and the Toad". The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. July 9, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
10. Patricia, Clark. "Search". Poetry. Poetry Foundation. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
11. Clark, Patricia. "Silence, Urgency, Vulnerability: Recommendations for a Writer's Life". North American Review. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
12. "Spring 2020 issue is here". Barrow Street. Barrow Street Inc. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
13. 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.
14. Bagdanov, Kristin George (September 4, 2013). "Book Review Sunday Rising". Colorado Review (Fall 2013). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

External links

• Clark, Patricia. "Department of Writing". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
• Clark, Patricia. "Author's Website". Patricia Clark. Retrieved June 25, 2019.