Counting On Planet Zero

by Clark Coolidge

Genres: Poetry

30 pages, chapbook

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Coolidge attended Brown University, where his father taught in the music department. After moving to New York City in the early 1960s, Coolidge cultivated links with Ted Berrigan and Bernadette Mayer. Often associated with the Language School his experience as a jazz drummer and interest in a wide array of subjects including caves, geology, bebop, weather, Salvador Dalí, Jack Kerouac and movies, Coolidge often finds correspondence in his work. Coolidge grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and has lived, among other places, in Manhattan, Cambridge (MA), San Francisco, Rome (Italy), and the Berkshire Hills. He currently lives in Petaluma, California.

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll say this: Counting On Planet Zero is the rare thriller where I actually cared about the people getting chased. Clark Coolidge takes the time to make you like the main character before wrecking her life, so when the door gets kicked in around chapter ten, your stomach drops. The villain's motive is thin, though, and the last chase scene is straight out of a movie you've already seen. Great for a weekend you've cleared on purpose. Skip it if you're allergic to cliffhangers.