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Marden J. Clark

Marden J. Clark, of Provo, Utah, was professor of English at Brigham Young University. A thoughtful essayist on Mormon and literary themes, Clark collected his essays in Liberating Form: Mormon Essays on Religion and Literature (Aspen, 1992).
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Bessie Soderborg Clark
Dennis Marden Clark, Dennis Marden Clark
The Harold B. Lee Library also has his manuscript autobiography in their L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
1916-07-13
Morgan, Utah
2003-05-15
Master's degree from Brigham Young University (1948), Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington
Professor of English, Brigham Young University, Fulbright Lecturer in Finland, Truck driver, Lockhead employee, BYU professor
"For whether the man of religion likes it or not he needs and uses the resources of art to arrive at, to define, and to communicate his deepest insights. And whether the artist likes it or not his deepest insights ring with religious overtones."
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91 Works by Marden J. Clark

Title Role Year Genre
Liberating Form Author Personal Essay
Morgan Triumphs Author 1984 Short Story
Poems of Praise Editor 1980 Poetry
Moods: Of Late Author 1979 Poetry
Late on Mother's Day Author Poetry
Late on Father's Day Author Poetry
Sunset Author Poetry
Astronomy Author Poetry
Sonnet: To Peace Author Poetry
Too Late On Mother's Day Author Poetry
In a Word Author Poetry
To the Baby We Didn't Even Know We Weren't Going to Have Author Poetry
Wasatch Author Poetry
The New Mormon Mysticism Author Personal Essay
God's Plenty Author Poetry
Black Hole Author Poetry
Much of a River Author 1984 Fiction
This Is My Body Author 1985 Poetry
Lightning Barbs Author 1985 Poetry
August 6 Author 1988 Poetry
Liberating Form Author 1992 Personal Essay
Whose Yoke Is Easy? Author Personal Essay
November 22, 1963-and After Author Poetry
Living Words for Easter Author Poetry
Light Leaves Author Poetry
To Kevin: Newly a Missionary Author Poetry
Joseph's Christmas Eve Author Poetry
Lines on a Line Author Poetry
Some Implications of Human Freedom Author Personal Essay
The Worth of Fiction Interviewee Interview / Panel
Snows Author 1994 Poetry
“I’d Rather Be...” Author Personal Essay
Christmas Voices Author 1988 Poetry
Religious Implications in the Novels of Robert Penn Warren Author Criticism
About Language Editor 1970 Reference Work
To Brian, Lying Dying Author Poetry
Science, Religion, and the Humanities Author Personal Essay
We Have Our Standards (for Mormon Writers) Author Personal Essay
Zion and the Arts Author Personal Essay
The Virtue of "Virtue" Author Personal Essay
In the Midst of Miracle--So What? Author Personal Essay
Graduation! To What? Author Personal Essay
Great Salt Lake Author Poetry
Sesquicentennial Hymn Author Poetry
Grandfather Clocks Author Short Story
Phoebe's Out Author Short Story
Garaged Author Short Story
Greenie-Sweet or Sons of Levi Author Short Story
Marooned; or, Morgan, Morgan, Fight, Fight! Author Short Story
Spring Valley Author Short Story
Such Floods or Out in Time Author Short Story
Oedipus Wrecks or Farewell to Morgan Author Short Story
Beyond Our Prayers Author Poetry
Begging the Cumberland Question Author Poetry
Biafra Author Poetry
Awake at Four Author Poetry
She Forgave Author Poetry
To Light Author Poetry
Scansion Author Poetry
Timpanogos Author Poetry
Half for Love Author Poetry
To An Apricot Unaccountably Blooming in February Author Poetry
As If God Author Poetry
But Seldom, Love Author Poetry
"Dad" Author Poetry
Benign Tumor Author Poetry
Prayer for Meadow Author Poetry
Dinosaur World Author Poetry
Sherri Cast in White Author Poetry
Some Couth Author Poetry
To My Just-Married Daughter Author Poetry
Clark Author Poetry
And the Best Shall Go First Author Poetry
Too Late on Father's Day Author Poetry
On X-ing Author 1994 Poetry
Sonnet Author 1994 Poetry
Razor Sharp Author Poetry
For the Earth Author Poetry
[Review of] History as a Tool in Critical Interpretation Author Review
Mary Mother Author Poetry
The Magdalene Author Poetry
The Father Author Poetry
Ascension Author Poetry
Iscariot Author Poetry
Simon / Peter Author Poetry
The Beloved Author Poetry
In Proprio Voce Author Poetry
I Taught People - Or Should Have Author Personal Essay
Too Late on Father's Day Author Poetry
Art, Religion, and the Market Place Author Interview / Panel
Too Late on Father’s Day Author Poetry
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