Kate Clanchy Poems

Kate Clanchy is a Scottish poet and freelance writer. She’s also worked as a teacher and won awards for her writing. These include the Scottish Arts Council Book Award for Samarkand, the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Book, and Orwell Prize for Political Writing for Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me.

Love

by Kate Clanchy

In this striking and original poem called ‘Love’ the poet examines her feelings towards her newborn son.

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