Experimental Love is my fourth book of poems, published by eminent lesbian-feminist press, Firebrand Books in 1993. Characterized by lyric and narrative interventions as well as critical responses to quotidian and extraordinary events, Experimental Love proves me seemingly true to the late Gwendolyn Brooks’ assessment: “Ms. Clarke treats language with care and concern. her musics are various: strong or sharp, or quick, or lulling. Rich and requiring.” Each poem experiments with the loyalty one gives over to poetry.
ISBN 1-56341-035-4.