Candlestick Press
Biographies
Here you can find out more about the huge range of poets we feature in our pamphlets and the artists whose work appears on our beautiful covers.
We’ve now published poems by almost 700 historical and contemporary poets. In our pages you’ll find old favourites alongside twenty-first century voices – everyone from WH Auden to Benjamin Zephaniah. Although our emphasis is on British poetry, you’ll also find Irish, American and Australian writers.
We hope these pages will encourage you to explore further the work of a poet you’ve enjoyed in one of our pamphlets.
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Pauline Clarke
Pauline Clarke (1921 – 2013) was an award-winning children’s author and journalist. She wrote numerous books for children, including poetry.
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Geraldine Clarkson
Geraldine Clarkson is a working class poet of Irish heritage, who lives in Warwickshire. Her poems have been published widely in journals including Poetry Magazine in the US. Her first poetry pamphlet was a Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice, and her second was a Laureate’s Choice. Her debut full collection is Monica’s Overcoat of Flesh (Nine Arches Press, 2020). Her latest publication is a pamphlet, Crucifox (Verve Poetry Press, 2021).
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John Clegg
John Clegg was born in Chester and grew up in Cambridge. In 2013, he won an Eric Gregory Award. His first collection was Antler (published by Salt) and his second Holy Toledo! was published by Carcanet in 2016. John also works as a bookseller in London.
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Matthew Clegg
Matthew Clegg is originally from Leeds and was Poet In Residence at The Wordsworth Trust from 1999-2001. He has published several collections of poetry, most recently Cazique (Longbarrow Press, 2018). His work often explores the shifting relationship between people and place, reflecting ideas about psychogeography. He currently teaches creative writing at Derby University.
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Jack Clemo
Jack Clemo (1916 – 1994) was a poet born in St Austell and strongly associated with his native Cornwall. His first poetry collection The Clay Verge appeared in 1951 and a Selected Poems was published by Enitharmon in 2015. In later work the wild landscapes and clay pits of Cornwall gave way to the bridges and waterways of Florence and Venice.
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Harry Clifton
Harry Clifton (b.1952) was born in Dublin and now teaches at the city’s University College. He is one of Ireland’s leading living poets. His collection Secular Eden: Paris Notebooks 1994-2004 (Wake Forest University Press, 2007) won the Irish Times Poetry Now Award in 2008. He is a member of Aosdána and from 2010-2013 was the fifth Ireland Professor of Poetry. His most recent poetry collection is Portobello Sonnets (Bloodaxe, 2017).
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