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Clark Bouwman

Love, Sex, Rock and Roll, and Adolescence

Can popular music corrupt the morals of the young?

Jan 12, 2022

Love, Sex, Rock and Roll, and Adolescence

Jan 12, 2022

Pinned

Clark Bouwman

Darnell, Jimmy and Me

I moved to Washington, DC in the fall of 1977 with a freshly minted English degree and no marketable skills that anyone could discern…

Dec 13, 2020

Darnell, Jimmy and Me

Dec 13, 2020

Clark Bouwman

From Day Sailing to Cruising: Growing Pains on San Francisco Bay — From Where I Stand

Sailing the waters of San Francisco bay can be a humbling experience for anyone. During the summer, the heat rising from the sunbaked…

Jul 28, 2022

From Day Sailing to Cruising: Growing Pains on San Francisco Bay — From Where I Stand

Jul 28, 2022

Clark Bouwman

“The Split”: Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to View — From Where I stand

My wife and I have begun watching season three of the British series “The Split.” Focusing on a high-end London law firm specializing in…

Jul 10, 2022

“The Split”: Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to View — From Where I stand

Jul 10, 2022

Clark Bouwman

Introducing Mario Benedetti — Clark Bouwman | The Antonym

Uruguay is a small country wedged between Argentina and Brazil, a country of pastureland, lovely beaches, and a large cosmopolitan city…

Apr 24, 2022

Apr 24, 2022

Clark Bouwman

Admiring the View: Privilege and Topography in the Golden State

Where I come from on the east coast of the US, a view was the reward for a vigorous hike. At the top of the ridge, perhaps through an…

Nov 9, 2021

Admiring the View: Privilege and Topography in the Golden State

Nov 9, 2021

Clark Bouwman

Post Surgery (poem)

Sixty years ago, I stood at our doorstep to watch my father open the car door, stand, and take his slow, careful steps across the yard, my…

Sep 5, 2021

Post Surgery (poem)

Sep 5, 2021

Clark Bouwman

Tornado Warning

(a poem)

Jul 31, 2021

Tornado Warning

Jul 31, 2021

Clark Bouwman

The Coronavirus Could End the Trump Presidency, but not Trumpism. “Militant Civility” Can.

A new kind of civility can defeat the poison of Trumpism. What I learned from a dangerous confrontation in 1969 and why it still matters.

Apr 12, 2020

The Coronavirus Could End the Trump Presidency, but not Trumpism. “Militant Civility” Can.

Apr 12, 2020

Clark Bouwman

Found on a City Bus: Integrity

Homelessness is a major problem in the bay area, where I now make my home. In December, I had an interesting encounter with an apparently…

Feb 13, 2020

Found on a City Bus: Integrity

Feb 13, 2020

Clark Bouwman

Clark Bouwman

Clark Bouwman is a poet and essayist located in Richmond, California. His work has appeared in Minimus, The Takoma Voice, the Antonym, and The Dreaming Machine.

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