Works plus forthcoming work in journals

T(here)
Read about this collaborative work (poems & prints) recently purchased by the New York Public Library's Spencer Collection.

http://www.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2011/11/gvsu_faculty_project_purchased_by_new_york_public_library

Available for purchase through www:vampandtramp.com

Published in July 2009 from Michigan State Univ Press.

She Walks Into the Sea
"I’ve been reading Patricia Clark for a long time. She has written some extraordinary poems. She Walks Into the Sea is full of them. She should be admired and read by those who think that poetry matters."
—J i m H a r r i s o n , author of In Search of Small Gods and Dalva

On her recent book, She Walks Into the Sea: "The poems in this collection are fragrant and sensual with what's ripe or rotting -- or about to bloom."

My Father on a Bicycle
"Patricia Clark's poems make a spiritual journey from the Pacific Northwest forests of her childhood--where she was surrounded by the beautiful, dangerous violence of creation as well as deep human relationships yet to be named--to the disciplined gardens of midsummer and of midlife." --Richard Robbins

A subscription series, Voices from the American Land

Given the Trees
In this issue of Voices from the American Land, Patricia Clark, one of our most accomplished poets of the natural world, takes her readers on enchanting journeys through the woodlands of her home state of Michigan. Here the reader can experience how two hawks, working the ravine updraft in tandem cause a rush of fear, how one can lie down under a willow and wake caressed,how one becomes a hamadryad, sorceress, water and depth-seeker, counting the months till summer. Throughout,the poet surprises us with what editor Charles Little calls “transcendental moments,” those sudden perceptions of a numinous interaction of nature and spirit that come to those who observe nature closely and with an open heart.

North of Wondering
"These poems have arrived at the page over a great distance and distillation of experience and after the patience and clarifications of time. They are the work of wonder, acceptance, and maturity of means -- nothing wasted, nothing worth saying denied. The greatest pleasure in Patricia Clark's first collection is just how good and necessary the writing and how achieved the heart of the matter is." Stanley Plumly
New book from Michigan State University Press, July '09

My second book, published in 2005.

1st book, published 1999. Winner of the Women in Literature prize.

Selected Works

Collaborative work
T(here)
Poems by Patricia Clark & prints by Steven Sorman
Poetry
She Walks Into the Sea
A poet expresses her desire to find a pastoral refuge in nature.
My Father on a Bicycle
My second book, published in 2005.
Poetry Chapbook (one in a subscription series)
Given the Trees
A selection of new poems & some previously published ones
Poems
North of Wondering
My first book of poetry--winner of the Women in Literature Poetry competition.