Dark Pearls

Larry D. Thomas, a member of the Texas Institute of Letters, has published eleven collections of poetry. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, The Austin Chronicle, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Boston Literary Magazine, The Chattahoochee Review, The Christian Science Monitor, Concho River Review, Cottonwood, Green Hills Literary Lantern, International Poetry Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Louisiana Literature, The Midwest Quarterly, Poet Lore, Poetry Depth Quarterly, Poppyseed Kolache, Puerto del Sol, Rattle, Red Rock Review, Relief, Rosebud Magazine, San Pedro River Review, Southwest Review, Southwestern American Literature, Spoon River Poetry Review, Sulphur River Literary Review, The Texas Observer, The Texas Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review and Windhover. On April 19, 2007, he was appointed by the Texas Legislature as the 2008 Texas Poet Laureate.