Junkets on a Sad Planet: Scenes from the Life of John Keats - Hardcover

Clark, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087685918X ISBN 13: 9780876859186

Publisher: Black Sparrow Press, 1994

Synopsis

Poems that are beautifully understated impressions/reflections on episodes in the sudden mortal splendor that was Keats’ brief life. An extended reflection on the fable of the modern poet’s life as Keats lived it.
Written in a series of blank-verse poems interspersed with fictional letters by Keats and by members of his circle, the book will be stunning to anyone who loves the art of writing.

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About the Author

Tom Clark was the poetry editor of The Paris Review from 1963 to 1973, one of the prestigious journal’s most important decades. He published his own collections of poetry exclusively with Black Sparrow Press. His numerous literary essays and reviews have appeared in publications  including The New York Times, London Review of Books, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others. He has also published six biographies of twentieth-century literary figures. Clark died in Berkeley, California, in 2018.

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Sparrow Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087685918X
• ISBN 13: 9780876859186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188