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Jane Clarke (poet)

Jane Clarke (poet) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jane Clarke (poet) rather than just read about it. In short: Jane Clarke (born 10 February 1961) is an Irish poet. She is the author of three poetry collections and an illustrated poetry booklet.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

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."

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 and an MPhil in Writing from the University of South Wales. 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. 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." She has been heralded by the Welsh poet Tony Curtis as "one of the most rewarding poets in these islands".

Awards 2010 iYeats International Poetry Competition 2014 Listowel Writers’ Week Poetry Collection Prize 2014 Trocaire/Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2016 Hennessy Literary Award for Emerging Poetry 2016 Listowel Writers’ Week Irish Poem of the Year Award 2017 Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary 2021 Forward Book of Poetry: Highly Commended 2023 Forward Prize for Best Collection: shortlisted

Publications

Poetry collections Clarke, Jane (2015). The River. Bloodaxe Books. ISBN 978-1-78037-253-2. OCLC 1162495806. Clarke, Jane (2019). When the tree falls. ISBN 978-1-78037-480-2. OCLC 1090281884. Clarke, Jane (2023). A Change in the Air. Bloodaxe Books. ISBN 978-1-78037-659-2. OCLC 1334717530.

Poetry booklet Clarke, Jane (2019). All the way home. Smith|Doorstop Books. ISBN 978-1-912196-68-5. OCLC 1126012827.

Editor McClure, Shirley; Clarke, Jane (2019). Origami Doll: new and collected poems. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-1-85132-210-7. OCLC 1089482228. "The North - 61: The Irish Issue". The Poetry Business. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

Reviews The River When the Tree Falls All the Way Home

References

External links Official website TV interview: Irish Book Awards, Listowel Writers' Week Irish Poem of the Year Award, November 2016 Radio interview: Countrywide, RTÉ Radio 1, June 2020

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jane Clarke (poet)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jane Clarke (poet) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jane Clarke (poet) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jane Clarke (poet) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jane Clarke (poet)

In research: Jane Clarke (poet) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jane Clarke (poet) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jane Clarke (poet) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1961 births, Alumni of Trinity College Dublin, Alumni of the University of Bath, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jane Clarke (poet) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jane Clarke (poet) in simple terms?

Jane Clarke (born 10 February 1961) is an Irish poet. She is the author of three poetry collections and an illustrated poetry booklet.

Why does Jane Clarke (poet) matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jane Clarke (poet)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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