Deafblind Poet Publishes Chapbook
\nDear friends:<\/p>\n
I thought you’d like to know that my little collection of poems was
\njust<\/p>\n
published. Here is the press release. If you’d like autographed
\ncopies,<\/p>\n
please read my note at the bottom about ordering directly from me.
\nAlso,<\/p>\n
feel free to forward this to family and friends!<\/p>\n
Announcing “Suddenly Slow: Poems” by John Lee Clark<\/p>\n
For Immediate Release<\/p>\n
Contact: pr@handtype.com<\/p>\n
Suddenly Slow: Poems, by John Lee Clark. 32 pages. $8.<\/p>\n
Available at www.handtype.com or www.amazon.com<\/p>\n
Or by mail to the address at the bottom<\/p>\n
Minneapolis \u2013 Handtype Press recently released “Suddenly Slow:
\nPoems,” a<\/p>\n
limited edition chapbook that showcases sixteen poems by the
\naward-winning<\/p>\n
deaf-blind poet, John Lee Clark. He was born deaf and became
\nprogressively<\/p>\n
blind in early adolescence. Some of his poems deal directly with<\/p>\n
deaf-blindness, while others are about broader topics but always with
\nhis<\/p>\n
unique, often playful perspective.<\/p>\n
Through his poems, “Clark is making sense of a world that comes to
\nhim<\/p>\n
differently,” says Morgan Grayce Willow, the author of two books of
\npoetry.<\/p>\n
“All we need do is place our trust in the crook of the arm of this
\nDeafBlind<\/p>\n
poet; he then leads us into a world where ‘there is no answer in
\nsight.’<\/p>\n
This is a world of broadened vision emerging from narrower sight, of<\/p>\n
heightened passion blossoming from experience at a slower pace. Each
\nlyric<\/p>\n
along the journey into this poet\u2019s ‘kind of light’ rewards our
\ntrust.”<\/p>\n
Those who are deaf-blind, like Clark, are bound to identify
\nintimately with<\/p>\n
his work. Doug Milligan, a deaf-blind poet and the author of
\n“Dark-Silence,”<\/p>\n
has this to say about his fellow poet: “I am honored to count John
\nLee Clark<\/p>\n
as one of my contemporaries in the poetry of the DeafBlind community.
\nHe<\/p>\n
writes such thoughtful, such fine poems that I really think
\neverybody,<\/p>\n
everybody will enjoy them.”<\/p>\n
Unlike the work of some previous deaf-blind poets, Clark’s poems hold<\/p>\n
genuine literary merit. Pia Taavila, who is professor of English at<\/p>\n
Gallaudet University and the author of “Moon on the Meadow” among
\nother<\/p>\n
books, praises Clark’s brilliant use of the English language.<\/p>\n
She says “There are double layers and more of meaning in metaphors,
\nin<\/p>\n
quick-minded word play and in the skill with which Clark describes
\nthe world<\/p>\n
as he ‘sees’ it.” For these reasons, Taavila calls “Suddenly Slow” a<\/p>\n
“delicious” collection of poems that are “heartbreakingly beautiful.”<\/p>\n
Among Clark’s accomplishments is being the first member of the
\nsigning<\/p>\n
community, deaf or deaf-blind, to be published in the prestigious
\nmagazine<\/p>\n
“Poetry,” having a poem of his selected for and broadcast on the
\n“Poem of<\/p>\n
the Day” radio program on Martha Stewart, and winning a Best Sports
\nPoem<\/p>\n
prize from Kent State University. He was also featured at the Deaf
\nWay II<\/p>\n
International Cultural Arts Festival. But his interest in poetry
\nextends<\/p>\n
beyond his own work, as he has edited “Deaf American Poetry,” the
\nfirst<\/p>\n
definitive anthology of its kind and a significant contribution to
\nthe<\/p>\n
literary canon, which will be coming out this March from Gallaudet<\/p>\n
University Press.<\/p>\n
Note from John: If you would like to order copies by mail, you can
\nsend a<\/p>\n
check to my address below. Just for $8 each copy, shipping free
\ncourtesy of<\/p>\n
my family with holiday greetings.<\/p>\n
John Lee Clark<\/p>\n
111 E. Kellogg Blvd. #3207<\/p>\n
St. Paul, MN 55101<\/p>\n
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Deafblind Poet Publishes Chapbook Dear friends: I thought you’d like to know that my little collection of poems was just published. Here is the press release. If you’d like autographed copies, please read my note at the bottom about ordering…<\/p>\n