Michael Fitzgerald-Clarke Michael Fitzgerald-Clarke is an English born Australian poet who currently lives in Canberra, Australia. His poetry draws inspiration from the worldwide tradition of poetry, old and new. Michael takes his work seriously, whilst still endeavouring to maintain a sense of playful wonder at the world around him and the people he interacts with. Among his many favourites are John Keats, the surrealists, Rainer Maria Rilke, Paul Verlaine, Coventry Patmore and the Australian poet, Michael Dransfield, who is quoted as saying: “to be a poet in Australia, is the ultimate commitment”. Since the mid 1980's, Michael’s poems have appeared in Australian, English, and American publications. Michael’s interests include Australian football, collecting poetry books, keeping healthy, English soccer and music.

	Works by Michael Fitzgerald-Clarke

“I don’t deny that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say it is necessary to have another kind of priest; called poets, to remind men that they are not dead yet.” ~ G. K. Chesterton