2 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.

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Driving to the Hospital

‘Driving to the Hospital’ by Kate Clanchy captures a reflective car journey, blending love, memory, and shared moments into tender verse.

Kate Clanchy's poem 'Driving to the Hospital' captures a quiet moment between two people during a car ride, using it to reflect on memory and love. It isn’t her most well-known piece, but it still shows her ability to notice small things and make them feel important. While other works like her prose memoirs have gotten more attention, this poem stands out for how it gently brings emotion out of something so ordinary.

We were low on petrol

so I said let's freewheel

when we get to the hill.

It was dawn and the city

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Love

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

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