White Shift: science fiction poetry

by G.O. Clark

It may astound you to learn that almost everyone likes poetry . . . including you. You like songs, right? Whether it's country or rock or hip-hop, those lyrics often have a poetic sense to them, and sometimes even imagery that grabs you despite your proclamation of "I don't like poetry." For instance? Try these:
" . . . the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar . . . "
Mary-Chapin Carpenter
" . . . I'd give my soul away to hold you once again . . . "
Lara Fabian
" . . . the only thing that keeps us [me and Jesus] distant is that I keep f**king up . . . "
Indigo Girls
" . . . I wished I could forget that I used to live . . . "
Dark Sanctuary
Right? Now try this snippet of science fiction poetry:
The Luddite robot
has trouble functioning
in our modern world,


spends most of his time
trying to rebut the evidence
from his own sensors.


Psst! There's more inside . . .

ebook

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

G. O. Clark is the author of 16 collections of poetry, the most recent "Tombstones: Selected Horror Poems", 2022, and 3 short story collections. His work has appeared in many publications over the last 30+ years, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog, Space & Time, Daily SF, Strange Horizons, Spectral Realms, Talebones, Mythic Delirium, Midnight Under The Big Top, Daily SF, Speculateif Magazine (BE) and many more. His work has been included in a number of anthologies, including, HWA Poetry Showcase, A Sea of Alone: poems for Alfred Hitchcock, Retro Spec: Tales of Fantasy and Nostalgia, Penumbra #3, and numerous Rhysling Anthologies.
He won the Asimov's Readers Award for best poem in 2001, and was a Stoker Award finalist in 2011. He was born in 1945 in Norfolk, MA and moved to CA in 1959 where he has resided ever since. He retired from library work at University of Calif. Davis after 25 years in 2008 and now resides in a mobile home with a beat up old guitar, and way too many books and cds.
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