“Kevin Clark’s The Consecrations is a timely book about fear and faith—in particular, the many spiritual, philosophical, and familial beliefs that keep us afloat through the crises that punctuate our lives. These complex and highly readable poems, where ‘heaven’s just a wet dream,’ refuse to ignore the fact of our physical suffering even as the book finally celebrates the desires that keep us tethered to the world.”
—Paisley Rekdal, author of Nightingale and The Broken Country: On Trauma, a Crime, and the Continuing Legacy of Vietnam
Learn More“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”
“Poetry is a dream dreamed in the presence of reason.”
“I like restraint—if doesn’t go too far.”
“Poetry begins where certitude ends.”
“Keep your eye clear and hit ’em where they ain’t.”
“In the midst of our happiness we were very pleased.”
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”
“The art of running the mile consists, in essence, of reaching the threshold of consciousness at the instant of breasting the tape.”
“There is only one plot: Things are not what they seem.”
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
“Let’s play two.”
“For me the initial delight is in the surprise of remembering something I didn’t know I already knew.”
“A work of art is never completed, merely abandoned.”