Writing CV

 

 

Mob: 07779809795

john.i.clarke@btinternet.com

Fiction (short stories)



Four Score Draws – Nottinghamshire Evening Post Corgi Books Award winner


Padding Up, Goodwill to All Men – Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser


I Was Ready to Fall in Love – Featherstone Short Story Competition Winners’ Anthology


An Honourable Man – Yorkshire Ridings Magazine

Broadcast Short Stories



Pathway to Glory  BBC Radio Sheffield


Party Night  BBC Radio Sheffield


Carrying On  BBC Radio Leeds



Articles



Poets in Schools: A Teacher’s report, B.P. Teachers’ Poetry Resource File, The Poetry Society


Rules Kill the Write Stuff, The Times Educational Supplement 22.12.00


Thank God it’s Friday, T.E.S. 20.04.00.


How I Learned to Love the Literacy Strategy. T.E.S. 1.03.02.


Where Angels Fear to Tread, T.E.S. 1.03.02.


A Persuasive Mix of Morals and Marigolds, T.E.S. 04.06.04.


A Tale of Two Stories, T.E.S. 10.12.04.


It’s Not the Clothes but the Way You Wear Them. T.E.S. 27.5.05.


Just Go Where Your Consciences Take You, T.E.S. 6.1.06.


What Keeps Me Awake at Night, T.E.S. 2.12.11.



Educational Publications



Guided Reading Pack on Janni Howker’s, The Nature of the Beast
The National Association for the Teaching of English



Pink Knickers to a Crash Course in Grief, Teachers as Writers
An English Space Learning Trail for the Training and Development Agency Website  www.englishspace.org

Poetry Publications



Magazines: Raven, Poetry Monthly, Cutting Teeth, Smith’s Knoll,

                   Retort, Asachi.



Anthologies: My Feet are Killing Me, One River Many Creeks,
                     Macmillan 2003
                    Advice to Anyone Sitting in a Hot Car…, Disgusting

                    Poems, Scholastic  2004

                    Earth Songs, Say It Out Loud, Macmillan, 2007
                    Last Week of Term and He wants us to Write, The  

                    End of the Holidays, Melting Pot, Visiting Poet, Read

                    Me at School,Macmillan, 2009


BBC Wildlife Poet of the Year runner up 1994


Winner of the Jane Harrison award 2009


Mirehouse Poetry Competition Commended Poet 2010

 

Current positions:



• Chairman of the Black Horse Poets, Wakefield’s longest established poetry group which meets monthly for workshops and regularly publishes The Horse’s Mouth, a magazine of poetry and poetry related articles.



• Founder of the Mocca Moocho Poetry group, a weekly poetry group for reading, writing and enjoying poetry. First collection, There’s a Place I Know published in May 2010.



• Co-organiser of the Red Shed Readings. Wakefield’s liveliest spoken word event which attracts established figures such as David Peace, Sophie Hannah and Ian Clayton but also promotes local talent in support and open mic slots.



Residencies and Readings



• Farnley Academy, Leeds. What is Poetry? Workshop
• Opened the Magic Words spoken word event at Bramsch, Todmorden (alongside Jimmy Andrex)

• Poems, Pies and Pastiche, Samaritans benefit, Brookhouse Working Men’s Club, Wakefield. Mon. 14th Nov. 2011
• Poems and Pints, Georgian Theatre, Richmond, Mon 4th July 2011
• Castle Grove Infant school, Wakefield, Weds 10th Dec. 2010
• Read at the Reserve. Old Moor RSPB Reserve, Sat 11th July, 2009
• Rotherham Women’s Refuge, Thursday 10th April, 2008
• Poetry in the Park, Yorkshire sculpture Park. Sun 16th July 2006
• Poetics of Sculpture, Barbara Hepworth Study day, YSP Sat 28th June, 2003

Following a grant from Wakefield Council Community Chest Fund, John is currently working on a series of visits to schools.