John McCluskey

Poet, Fiction Writer

Danbury, CT
Connecticut US

Author's Bio

John McCluskey is a writer and photographer living in Connecticut. John has had two novels and one poetry/hybrid collection published by New Plains Press. He has also had poetry, short fiction, and photography published in numerous international literary journals and anthologies over the years, including Cradle Songs: an Anthology of Poems on Motherhood (2013 International Book Award winner and one of 4 finalists for the NIEA). John’s poem “My Gray Child” from Cradle Songs was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and was read at a poetry reading in New Mexico by actor/writer Tony Huston. The poem appears in full in John’s poetry book published in 2019, I Will Listen If You Tell Me Who I Am.

John's work and author profile can be found on his website and in goodreads.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Books:
Ogden's Proverb (New Plains Press, 2022)
,
A Moment of Fireflies (New Plains Press, 2017)

Poetry

Book:
I Will Listen If You Tell Me Who I Am (New Plains Press, 2019)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
James Agee James Baldwin J.D. Salinger Louise Gluck Emily Dickinson Eugene O'Neill

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Irish American, Polish American, White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
CT
Connecticut
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Last update: Jan 24, 2024