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 ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

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

haiku is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a ''kireji'', or "cutting word", 17 '' on'' (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a ''kigo'', or se ...

poetry.

Life

Born in

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, Clark attended Mt Gravatt 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

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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

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...

, 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

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Poetry Prize.AustLit News April/May 2008
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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.

References

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