Education

Born in Toowoomba, Clark attended Mountain Gravatt High School and the University of Queensland.

Career

His poems often use strongly physical imagery and he is a strong exponent of haiku poetry. He spent over a decade teaching in rural and regional communities. In recent years he has specialized in teaching poetry and creative writing at Queensland University of Technology, as well as performing as a musician.

Achievements

• In 1990 Clark was an inaugural member of the Queensland Writers Train. In 2003 he was recipient of the Centenary of Federation Medal, otherwise known as the Centenary Medal, for "contribution to poetry". In 2004 he was recipient of the Queensland Writers" Centre Johnno Award, "for outstanding contribution to Queensland writers and writing". And in 2008 he was recipient of the Australian Book Review Poetry Prize.