Dark Cloud in Isabel Pass
$20.00
ISBN 978-0-931507-54-0
Publication date: October 1, 2025

Tom Sexton (1940-2025) offers his final book of new poems ranging from lyrics about life in Alaska, his longtime home; reflections on the Chinese poets he admired; and reports from his days on the Maine seacoast.

 Praise for Tom Sexton’s poetry over the years:

 “[He] revels in the natural: river otters and Arctic char, sedge wrens and yellow warblers, witch hazel and the wolves of Denali.”—New York Times Book Review

 “His poetry offers images so precise, insights so profound, and language so fresh that our world returns to us renewed.”—Peggy Shumaker

 “He is a terrific poet, perceptive and insightful, and his poetry is coruscatingly brilliant.”—Michael Casey

 “Sexton’s poems display great affection, even love, and a generosity of spirit.”—

Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News

 “[The] kind of writing whose simplicity and elegance inspires you.”—Dana Wilde

 “His language is clear, without tricks or fancy moves, yet his directness is powerful, and the effects are human.”—The Georgia Review

 “Tom Sexton’s front door opens into the universe.”—Sheila Nickerson