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A Clerk's Tale: Poems by Spencer Reece

Spencer Reece’s poems have been described as "subtle, atmospheric and lucent," echoing the works of Bishop and James Merrill. His first collection, The Clerk’s Tale, was selected by Louise Glück to win the 2003 Bakeless Poetry Prize. In her introduction, Glück praises the tone of the poems, "so supple, so deft, so capable of simultaneous refinements and ironies as to seem not a tone, not an effect of art, but the truth." A long-time Brooks Brothers employee, Reece’s work is filled with gentle humor, isolating sorrow, and a keen alertness to the characters that inhabit the Mall of America, which he compares to a gothic cathedral. Currently, he is studying for the priesthood at Yale Divinity School.

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Biographical Information

Biography in Context
Includes a profile of the author's life and works from Contemporary Authors Online, updated July 2006.

Online Texts

Expanded Academic Index
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Internet Resources

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