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Gillian Clarke
Welsh poet · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1937 · age 89
Gillian Clarke is a Welsh poet and playwright, who also edits, broadcasts, lectures and translates from Welsh into English. She co-founded Tŷ Newydd, a writers' centre in North Wales.
Gillian Clarke is read about 11 times a day, in 4 languages.
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2022Honorary DoctorateAward2000Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1997Cholmondeley AwardAward1937Born8 June 1937
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
Where to find them
The same award as Gillian
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Don PatersonBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
Peter PorterBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
Ralph HodgsonBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
George SzirtesBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryDon PatersonBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryPeter PorterBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryRalph HodgsonBoth received King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry