John Mole (poet)
John Mole is an English poet for adults and children, born in Taunton in 1941.[1] Some of his poems present political issues to young people. He is also a jazz clarinetist.[1]
Poetry
Mole has won several prizes for his poetry, including an Eric Gregory Award, the Cholmondeley Award, and the Signal Award for children's poetry.[1] He is a writer in residence at Magdalene College, Cambridge and a poet in residence to the Poets Society in the City of London.[2] He is also a poet in residence for the Poet in the City charity scheme.[3]
John Mole's many poems for children include "Variations on an Old Rhyme"[4] and "The Balancing Man", both of which discuss political issues in a manner relevant to young people.[1] He wrote the libretto to the opera Alban, a community opera composed by Tom Wiggall and performed in May 2009 in St Albans Cathedral.[5] Treatment is a string of poems that amount to a personal response to a course of chemotherapy.[6]
A reading of his poetry for the Poetry Archive appeared on CD.
References
- ^ a b c d Poetry Archive (GB) Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "The Bone in Her Leg by John Mole". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Poet in the City – Poet in Residence". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Recording. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Royal School of Church Music, Alban Community Opera Project - May 2009 in St Albans Abbey Archived 2009-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shoestring Press, Beeston, Nottingham, 2013 Retrieved 28 November 2017 (Date of publication from British Library catalogue.)
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