Ross Clark (born 30 August 1953)Clark, Ross
on AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource, accessed 07/08/2011 is an

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poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. His poems often use strongly physical imagery and he is a strong exponent of

haiku is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 Mora (linguistics), morae (called ''On (Japanese prosody), on'' in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; that include a ''kire ...

poetry.

Life

Born in

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, Clark attended Mount Gravatt State High School and the

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. He spent over a decade teaching in rural and regional communities. In recent years he has specialized in teaching

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

and

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, as well as performing as a musician.

Critical recognition

In 1990, Clark was an inaugural member of the Queensland Writers Train; in 2003 he was recipient of the Centenary of Federation Medal, otherwise known as the

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, for "contribution to poetry"; in 2004 he was recipient of the Queensland Writers' Centre Johnno Award, "for outstanding contribution to Queensland writers and writing"; and in 2008 he was recipient of the Australian Book Review Poetry Prize.AustLit News April/May 2008
accessed 07/08/2011

Works

*1982. ''Chameleon: Triprych 1-33.'' Brisbane: Queensland Community Press *1986. ''With Fires on Every Horizon.'' Kelvin Grove: Brisbane College of Advanced Education. *1997. ''Wishbones & windfalls.'' Flaxton: Post Pressed. *2001. ''Remix: Poems Ancient and Modern.'' Flaxton: Post Pressed, *2007. ''Salt Flung into the Sky''. Charnwood: Ginninderra Press.

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