Caroline Clark

colour photo of author in a white top with the sea behind

My poems, essays and short stories have appeared in various magazines and journals. I am the author of four books and the co-translator of a volume from Russian to English. I lived in Moscow and Montreal for many years before returning to my hometown in East Sussex, UK.


Books

What Lies Ahead and Other Essays
Black Herald Press · 2026

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Own Sweet Time: A Diagnosis and Notes
CB editions · 2022

A pen sketch of a tree with two bright green colour blocks


 Sovetica
CB editions · 2021

Terracotta background with a photo of 4 teenage boys posing on a block of concrete


Saying Yes In Russian
Agenda Editions · 2012

1913 painting by Anna Goncharova titled 'Linen'


Translation
In Praise of Poetry by Olga Sedakova
Open Letter Books · 2014I translated the title essay for this volume.

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Short Stories
I Will Go
FictionableSalo
3:AM MagazineOut of the gloom a voice said unto me “Smile and be happy, things could be worse.” So I smiled and was happy and behold, things did get worse.
Exacting Clam


Interviews
I Will Go — interview
Fictionable · Podcast · 2025Own Sweet Time — interview
Rippling Pages · Podcast · 2022Sovetica — interview with Caroline Clark
3:AM Magazine · 2022


 Contact
carolineclark[at]hotmail[dot]com