Tom Clark
Tom Clark
An American poet, editor and biographer, he is known for works such as Light & Shade: New and Selected Poems (2006) and Threnody (2006). He received the Hopwood Award for poetry and also wrote biographies of Edward Dorn, John Keats, and other literary figures.
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 March 1941
CityChicago, IL
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