John Mole
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1941 –
Who is John Mole?
John Mole is a British poet.
Mole has won several prizes for his poetry, including an Eric Gregory Award, the Cholmondeley Award, and the Signal Award for children's poetry. He is writer in residence at Magdalene College, Cambridge and poet in residence to the Poets Society in the City of London. He is also poet in residence for the Poet in the City charity scheme.
John Mole's many poems for children include "Variations on an old Rhyme" and "The Balancing Man", both of which discuss political issues in a manner relevant to young people. He wrote the libretto to the opera Alban, a community opera composed by Tom Wiggall and performed in May 2009 in St Albans Cathedral.
A reading of his poetry for the Poetry Archive appeared on CD.
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