Gillian Clarke
Gillian Clarke is one of the central figures in contemporary Welsh poetry and the National Poet of Wales. Her own poems have achieved widespread critical and popular acclaim (her Selected Poems has gone through seven printings and her work is studied by GCSE and A-level students throughout Britain) but she has also made her cultural mark through her inspirational role as a teacher, as editor of The Anglo-Welsh Review from 1975-1984, and as founder and president of Ty Newydd, the writers’ centre in North Wales. The Welsh landscape is an important influence in her work, together with subjects such as war, womanhood and the passage of time.
Books by Gillian Clarke
Interviews with Gillian Clarke
The best books on Poetry, recommended by Gillian Clarke
In the first instalment of our Poetry Series, the National Poet of Wales tells us why many teachers are better than actors at reading poetry
