Editor’s Note: I met Karl Tierney (1956-1995) in the autumn of 1980 during my first semester at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. We were both MFA candidates in the Arkansas Writers Workshop program. Karl was tall, slender, soft-spoken, and witty. In a writing program dominated by hard-drinking, pool-playing male poets, Karl stood out. He was … Continue reading Conclave. Karl Tierney: 8 Unpublished Poems/ An Interview by Moira J. Saucer with Jim Cory / A Visual Poem by Robert Frede Kenter & Photos of Karl Tierney