James Clarke was born in Peterborough, Ontario, attended McGill University and Osgoode Hall. He practised law in Cobourg, Ontario for many years before his appointment to the Bench in 1983. At present James Clarke is a judge of the Superior Court of Ontario and resides in Guelph, Ontario.
Awards
The Globe and Mail Poems in the Workplace Competition, 2nd prize, 1996.
Selected Publications
Silver Mercies. (Exile Editions, 1997).
The Raggedy Parade. (Exile Editions, 1998).
The Ancient Pedigree of Plums (Exile Editions 1999).
The Way Everyone is Inside (Exile Editions 2000).
Flying Home Through the Dark (Exile Editions 2001).
How to Bribe a Judge: Introduction: Edward L. Greenspan (Exile Editions 2002).
Forced Passage (Exile Editions, 2005).
A Mourner's Kaddish (Novalis, 2006).
Selected Anthologies
Introductions: Poets Present Poets (Fitzhenry & Whiteside 2001).
Body Language: A Head-Toe Anthology (Black Moss Press, 2003).
Windsor Review, Special Issue on Labour and Work (2003).
Books in Print <
Clarke, James H.
Silver Mercies. Exile Editions, 1997. $14.95, ISBN 1-55096-136-5.
The Raggedy Parade. Exile Editions, 1998. $16.95 ISBN 1-55096-141-1.
The Ancient Pedigree of Plums (Exile Editions 1999).
The Way Everyone is Inside (Exile Editions 2000).
Flying Home Through the Dark (Exile Editions 2001).
How to Bribe a Judge: Introduction: Edward L. Greenspan (Exile Editions 2002).