Clive Blake

Clive Blake has always lived and worked in Cornwall just as his forefathers before him. He is intensely proud of his Cornish and Celtic roots which has resulted in him becoming widely known as ‘Cornish Poet Clive Blake’.

He spent much of his life on the family farm at St Wenn, in the heart of Cornwall, and has lived at Wadebridge, St Teath and is currently living in Newquay. Early education was at St Wenn and later at Bodmin and St Austell.

His latest Book/eBook ‘Clive’s Uni-Verse – A Cornishman’s take on life’ was published by Olympia Publishers in January 2022. The book is described as ‘An A to Z, 100 Poem, Galactic Tour’. As well as being a pub-lished poet he regularly performs his poetry under the banner of ‘Clive Live’.

Clive's poetry has topped many Google Searches, over many years, against many millions of competing poems. This includes searches such as 'Cornish Poem', 'Eco Poem', 'Disability Poem', 'Wedding Poem', 'Surfing Poem', 'Charlotte Dymond Poem', 'Cornish Funeral Poem', 'Penguin Poem' and 'Zebra Poem'. This achievement reflects the diverse nature of his poetry and subject matter. His poetry ranges from humorous through to thought provoking and reflective.