Philip Clark recalls a combative father, and the unintended lessons he learned about men and love.
The Readers (after Robert Hayden)
Recalling Robert Hayden’s classic poem “Those Winter Sundays,” Philip Clark presents his own remembrance of a father and his sacrifices.
Coming to Poetry, Age 58
In this brief essay, poet Philip Clark shows us how poetry can enter our lives at any point, while at the same time challenging the assumption that success belongs primarily to the young.
Lacrimosa
It’s not entirely clear who haunts Philip Clark’s coming-of-age poem more—the dead or the living.