Clive Matson enjoys writing poems, stories, plays, and essays. His avocations are playing table tennis, growing organic vegetables, and collecting minerals in the field. He lives in Oakland with poet Gail Ford — his wife — their son Ezra, and three cats.
He is published in numerous anthologies, and his six books of poetry include Mainline to the Heart (Poets Press, New York, 1966), Equal in Desire (ManRoot, South San Francisco, 1983), and Hourglass (Seagull Press, Oakland, 1988); his Crazy Child poems will appear in Squish Boots (Broken Shadow Publications, Oakland, 1999).
His reading and teaching schedule can be found at www.matson-ford.com.
