Jennifer Clark

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Kalamazoo, MI
Michigan US

Author's Bio

Jennifer Clark’s fourth full-length poetry collection, Intercede: Saints for Concerning Occasions, was recently released by Unsolicited Press. Clark is also the author of a children’s book and a memoir, Kissing the World Goodbye, which blends family stories with recipes and was named a top-selling book of 2022 by Unsolicited Press.

Her work has been widely anthologized and has appeared in numerous publications, including Women’s Studies Quarterly, Ecotone, and Flyway, earning her seven Pushcart Prize nominations, a Rhysling Award nomination, a Best Microfiction nomination, a Best of Net nomination, and other accolades. Five of her books have also received Michigan Notable book nominations. 

 

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Book:
Kissing the World Goodbye (Unsolicited Press, 2022)

Poetry

Books:
Intercede: Saints for Concerning Occasions (Unsolicited Press, 2025)
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A Beginner's Guide to Heaven (Unsolicited Press, 2019)
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Johnny Appleseed: The Slice and Times of John Chapman (Shabda Press, 2018)
,
Necessary Clearings (Shabda Press, 2014)
Prizes won: 

Seven-time Pushcart Prize nomination (for poetry, nonfiction, and fiction); Rhysling Award nomination (for poetry); 2023 Best Microfiction nomination; 2013 Best of Net nomination (for fiction); Little Patuxent Review’s 2018 Staff Picks (for poetry), and Ellen Datlow’s Honorable Mention List for Best Horror of the Year (2011).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthologies:

Editor of Michigan Roots (a Poetry Society of Michigan anthology) and co-editor of the anthology, Immigration & Justice For Our Neighbors (Celery City Books), Clark’s work is also anthologized in such places as All Shall Be Well: Poems for Julian of Norwich (Amethyst Press), We Dissent. We Resist: an anthology of our human rights (Flowersong Press), Ten Poems of Kindness, Vol. 2 (Candlestick Press), Mother Mary Comes To Me (Madville Publishing), Nuclear Impact: Broken Atoms in Our Hands (Shabda Press), Full: A Moon Anthology (Two of Cups Press), DoveTales (Writing for Peace), [Ex]tinction & [Ex]tinguished Anthology (Twelve Winters Press), Growing Concerns: An Eco-Horror Anthology (Chupa Cabra House), Voices from the Porch (Main Street Rag), Complex Allegiances (Universal Table/Wising Up Press), and All Dogs Singing (Salmon Press).

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Kalamazoo, MI
Michigan
Raised in: 
Kalamazoo, MI
Michigan
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Last update: Oct 17, 2025