About Simon Perchik

Simon Perchik, an attorney, was born 1923 in Paterson, NJ, was educated at New York University (BA English, LLB Law). His poems have appeared in various literary journals including Partisan Review, Poetry, The Nation, The New Yorker, among others. His books are:

The Elizabeth Press: I Counted Only April (1964); Twenty Years Of Hands (1966); Which Hand Holds The Brother (1969); Hands You Are Secretly Wearing (1972); Both Hands Screaming (1975); and The Club Fits Either Hand (1979).
Linwood Publishers: The Snowcat Poems - To The   Photographs Of Robert Frank (1984).
Shearsman Books: Mr Lucky (1984); Shearsman 19 (1994).
The Scarecrow Press: Who Can Touch These Knots, New & Selected Poems (1985).
White Pine Press: The Gandolf Poems (1987).
Flockophobic Press: Birthmark (1992).
Dusty Dog Press: Redeeming The Wings(1991); The Emptiness Between My Hands(1993); These Hands Filled  With Numbness  (1996).
St. Andrews College Press: Letters To The Dead (1993).
Pavement Saw Press: Hands Collected  (2000). (A reprinting of the above 16 books.); 2nd ed. (2003).
Stride Publications: Touching The Headstone (2000).
Split/Shift: The Autochthon Poems (2001).


REPOSITORIES:
Library of Congress, The Rare Book Collection.
Yale University Library, The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Collection.      
Ohio State University Library, Avant Writing Collection.

For more about Simon Perchik read the essay Magic, Illusion and Other Realities at www.geocities.com/simonthepoet which site includes relevant interviews and criticism.