Clark, Ben 2016
Your absence has taken root
in my body, as an apple tree
might, or a dry creek bed
waiting for rain. Certainly
this rooting is a growing
thing, not a stone, perennial
– Ben Clark, “Your absence has taken root…”
Read about Ben Clark as one of “8 Young Poets From Chicago To Watch Out For:”
8 Young Poets From Chicago To Watch Out For
Chicago has always been a breeding ground for great poetry meet the new generation.
When I return, the hammer has been placed
again under my pillow, a buck knife
on the bedside table. The same fears
as eight years ago. One friend burns powder
pulls cards, lights candles.
– Ben Clark (with Whitney Seiler), “offerings, protection, or something else entirely”
