MacGregor School

80 pp. "In this book, Gerald Clarke achieves a fusion of his careers as a poet and a teacher. The school portrayed on these pages becomes almost magically a symbol for the larger world we all live in, and many readers will be reminded of Wiliam Saroyan's The Human Comedy. In the person of David Stark, the principal of MacGregor School, who steadfastly sees his role as advocate for children and teacher of teachers, spurning the traditional ways of authority, Clarke has created an unforgettable character."