The Consecrations - Softcover

Kevin Clark (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1622889185 ISBN 13: 9781622889181

Publisher: Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2021

Synopsis

About a previous book, poet Martha Collins describes Kevin Clark's ability to move 'seamlessly' between subjects and timeframes; she notes, 'Kevin Clark's poems perform the magic his passion dictates and his intelligence won't quite allow.'  Indeed, the reader finds such magic, the seamless juxtaposition of incongruities in his latest book.  Take, as an example, 'In Between' from The Consecrations, where he rocks between the 'pure matter' of 'simple science' while watching the 'late moonlight / glow riding' his wife's skin 'as she slept,' to the haunting call of midnight, moon, and wind that dare the poet into the dark.  What he finds in that 'in between,' the seamless place where incongruities make sense of our existences, is sound that betrays 'belief / in only the tactile.'  He finds, consequently, an energy or power that, 'untouchable,' emanates from her as she sleeps.  The ability to see from contrary vantage points poises Kevin Clark in a place where he can lead us to the simplest blessings. 

This is no forgetting, and, in Kevin Clark's world, all things are consecrated and holy. 

About this title

About the Author

Kevin Clark is the author of two full-length collections of poetry, four chapbooks, and a creative writing textbook. He teaches at the Rainier Writing Workshop in Tacoma, WA.  He is a regular critic for The Georgia Review.  In spring 2020, Kevin was selected for a two-year appointment as poet laureate of San Luis Obispo County, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stephen F. Austin State University Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1622889185
• ISBN 13: 9781622889181
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90