Surviving Fragments

For more than fifty years, Marc Thomas has written occasional fragments that he calls poetry. During the pandemic, he began to write again, beginning with a review of his earlier work. This debut collection highlights the favorites he has kept and reworked. Some date back to 1967, while a few are recent. The topics, the styles, and even the opinions are diverse, with varied themes that touch upon moments from daily life, small and large epiphanies, and a recurring concern with language...
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For more than fifty years, Marc Thomas has written occasional fragments that he calls poetry. During the pandemic, he began to write again, beginning with a review of his earlier work. This debut collection highlights the favorites he has kept and reworked. Some date back to 1967, while a few are recent. The topics, the styles, and even the opinions are diverse, with varied themes that touch upon moments from daily life, small and large epiphanies, and a recurring concern with language and the challenges of epistemology. A former college librarian, historical society archivist, and government technocrat, Marc is currently working on a second volume of old fragments as well as a collection of new poems.