Jane Clarke (poet) explained

Jane Clarke
Birth Date:10 February 1961
Birth Place:County Roscommon, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Education:BA (Hons), MPhil
Occupation:Poet
Notable Works:The River, 2015; When the Tree Falls, 2019

Jane Clarke (born 10 February 1961) is an Irish poet. She is the author of three poetry collections and an illustrated poetry booklet. The Irish novelist Anne Enright has praised her poems for their "clean, hard-earned simplicity and a lovely sense of line."[1]

Personal life

Jane Clarke grew up on a farm in Fuerty, County Roscommon. She attended Fuerty National School and the Convent of Mercy, Roscommon. She won an international scholarship to the Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia, where she studied for an International Baccalaureate for two years. She holds an Honours BA in English and Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin[2] and an MPhil in Writing from the University of South Wales.[3] She also holds a diploma in action research from the University of Bath and a diploma in group analytic psychotherapy from the Institute of Group Analysis, UK.[4]

Clarke worked in community development, adult education and psychotherapy in Dublin for thirteen years. In 1999 she and her partner Isobel O’Duffy moved to live in Glenmalure, County Wicklow. Five years later she began writing poetry and now combines writing with mentoring and creative writing tutoring.

Writing

Clarke is the author of three poetry collections, The River (Bloodaxe Books, 2015) When the Tree Falls (Bloodaxe Books, 2019) and A Change in the Air (Bloodaxe Books, 2023), as well as an illustrated poetry booklet, All the Way Home, written in response to a family archive of First World War photographs and letters (Smith|Doorstop, 2019).

Much of her work is, in the words of the British poet Carol Rumens, "rooted in the landscape of the west of Ireland and the farming context in which the lives of individual humans are played out asserts its own rhythm and narrative. In honouring this larger context Clarke enlarges her poetic field with an unobtrusive but important ecopoetic dimension."[5] She has been heralded by the Welsh poet Tony Curtis as "one of the most rewarding poets in these islands".[6]

Awards

Publications

Poetry collections

Poetry booklet

Editor

Reviews

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christmas gifts for readers: The Irish Times guide to best books of 2019. 2020-09-20. www.irishtimes.com.
  2. Web site: Jane Clarke shortlisted for the Ondaatje prize. Trinity College Dublin.
  3. Web site: Alumna Jane Clarke launches new poetry collection. 2020-11-15. www.southwales.ac.uk. en.
  4. Web site: Biography. 2020-11-12. www.janeclarkepoetry.ie.
  5. News: Rumens. Carol. 2019-10-07. Poem of the week: When winter comes by Jane Clarke. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-09-20. 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: 2019-12-17. 44 Poetry Books of 2019 as nominated by poets. 2020-09-20. Poetry Wales. en-GB.
  7. Web site: Writer Jane wins international poetry honour. 2020-09-20. independent. en.
  8. Web site: 2014-05-01. Shortlists for Literary Competitions 2014 Announced. 2020-09-20. Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Winners of Trócaire and Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2015 announced Poetry Ireland. 2020-09-20. www.poetryireland.ie.
  10. News: Carty. Ciaran. Nominees for the Hennessy Literary Awards 2016. 2020-09-20. The Irish Times. en.
  11. News: Clarke. Jane. Hennessy Emerging Poetry Prize winner 2016: For Isobel; The Blue Bible; Every Tree. 2020-09-20. The Irish Times. en.
  12. Web site: An Post Irish Book Awards » The Listowel Writers' Week Poem of the Year 2016. 2020-09-20. en-GB.
  13. Web site: webmaster. Arts Council. 2020-03-04. Who we funded. 2020-09-20. www.artscouncil.ie.
  14. Web site: The Forward Book of Poetry 2021 by Various Poets Waterstones. 2020-09-20. www.waterstones.com. en.
  15. Web site: Forward prizes for poetry add new award for performed poems. 2023-07-11. en-GB.
  16. Web site: The River Bloodaxe Books. 2023-07-11. www.bloodaxebooks.com.
  17. Web site: When the Tree Falls Bloodaxe Books. 2020-11-13. www.bloodaxebooks.com.
  18. Web site: A Change in the Air Bloodaxe Books. 2023-07-11. www.bloodaxebooks.com.
  19. Web site: All the Way Home. 2020-11-13. The Poetry Business. en-GB.
  20. News: Clarke. Jane. Origami Doll by Shirley McClure: poetry as life force. 2020-11-13. The Irish Times. en.
  21. Web site: Society. Irish Literary. The North, special Irish edition launch. 2020-11-13. Poetry London. en-GB.

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