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Clare Best

b. 1955

British poet, author and university lecturer

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About Clare Best

Born 1955. Clare Best is a poet.

Clare Best is a British poet, author and university lecturer who was both shortlisted for the 2012 Seamus Heaney Centre Prize for "Excisions" and a finalist for the 2014 Mslexia Memoir Competition for "The Missing List".

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Important facts

Born

15 July 1955

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Poet

Also known as

Clare Phyllis Best

People in Clare Best's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Seamus Heaney

1939 – 2013

Playwright

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Clare Best's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Clare Best?

British poet, author and university lecturer

When was Clare Best born?

Clare Best was born on 15 July 1955.

What is Clare Best's occupation?

Clare Best is a poet.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Clare Best

· Wikidata: Q64438305

· DBpedia: Clare Best

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Clare Best. https://biography.guide/clare-best/

MLA: "Clare Best." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/clare-best/.

Chicago: "Clare Best." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/clare-best/.

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