Tom Clark

Tom Clark was a versatile writer who excelled in various genres, including poetry, biography, fiction, and drama.

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Profession :

Poet

Birthday :

March 1, 1941

Death Date:

August 24, 2018

Age :

77

Tom Clark (born March 1, 1941) is a multifaceted American writer, known for his work as a poet, editor, biographer, novelist, dramatist, reviewer, and sportswriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he developed a passion for baseball, which became a recurring theme in his poetry. From 1963 to 1973, Clark served as the poetry editor for The Paris Review, a literary magazine he co-founded. Throughout his career, he published numerous poetry volumes, including “Fractured Karma” in 1971, and biographies such as “The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy” and “Jack Kerouac: A Biography”. In 2007, he combined his love for literature and baseball by publishing “The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book”.