Whether it be jazz, classical, rock and roll, or blues, he’s excited about all of it. When reading his poems, one can be sure that an old classic is playing somewhere in the background. Kevin Clark’s Self-Portrait with Expletives won the Pleiades Press contest. His first book In the Evening of No Warning earned a grant from the Academy of American Poets. His poetry has appeared widely in such journals as The Georgia Review, Antioch Review, Kestrel, Gulf Coast, and Black Warrior Review. His criticism has appeared in many venues, including The Iowa Review, Papers on Language and Literature, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. His poetry writing textbook, The Mind’s Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry, is published by Pearson Longman. He teaches at Cal Poly and the Rainier Writing Workshop. See kevinclarkpoetry.com.