1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁poet ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Car rick fer g us , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁but ▁lives ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁Career ▁Cle ary ▁attended ▁Car rick fer g us ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁moved ▁from ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁M idd les br ough , ▁a ▁large ▁town ▁in ▁north - east ▁England , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁attend ▁Te ess ide ▁Poly techn ic . ▁He ▁then ▁settled ▁in ▁New castle , ▁where ▁he ▁founded ▁E cho ▁Room ▁Press ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Stand ▁Magazine . ▁Cle ary ▁earned ▁a ▁MA ▁from ▁S under land ▁Poly techn ic , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁University ▁of ▁S under land ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Cle ary ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁full ▁collections ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁many ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁a ▁pro dig ious ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁press ▁pam ph lets . ▁Martin ▁Mo oney ▁noted ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁pam ph lets ▁in ▁Cle ary ' s ▁work ▁‘ arch itect ur ally ’ ▁sh aping ▁different ▁voices ▁and ▁blocks ▁of ▁work . ▁From ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁much ▁of ▁Cle ary ' s ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁character ised ▁by ▁its ▁convers ational ▁tone , ▁one ▁that ▁" se ems ▁to ▁asp ire ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁speech ▁that ▁is ▁highly ▁el o quent , ▁almost ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁bet ray al ▁to ▁have ▁to