John Wilkinson (poet)
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John Wilkinson is a contemporary English
poet
.
From 1972 to 1975, he studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge
, United Kingdom, where he founded, with Charlie Bulbeck and Charles Lambert, the Blue Room, a society devoted to the propagation of poetry and the other fine arts.
His first publication, Of Western Limit (a collaboration with Charles Lambert), appeared in 1974, the year in which Wilkinson won the Chancellor's Medal for Poetry. He has published seven major collections of verse as well as critical articles on British and American poetry, some of which were collected in "The Lyric Touch" (2007).
His most recent collections are "Down to Earth" (2008), Lake Shore Drive (2006), Contrivances (2003) and Effigies against the Light (2001); a chapbook titled Iphigenia appeared in 2004, and his 1986 collection, Proud Flesh, was re-issued in 2005 with an introduction by Drew Milne
. In 1992, his work "Hid Lip" appeared alongside works by Stephen Rodefer
and Rod Mengham in a volume called Writing Out of Character, published by Street Editions. John Wilkinson has held a Frank Knox Fellowship at Harvard University
, and was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in 2003/04 at the Nathan S. Kline Institute. From 2007/08 he was Carl F. Pforzheimer Fellow at the National Humanities Center
in North Carolina.
From 2005-2010 he was Writer in Residence and thereafter Research Professor in the Department of English at the University of Notre Dame
. In 2010 he moved to the University of Chicago
as Professor of Practice of the Arts. He is married to the literary critic Maud Ellmann.
England
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
From 1972 to 1975, he studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, United Kingdom, where he founded, with Charlie Bulbeck and Charles Lambert, the Blue Room, a society devoted to the propagation of poetry and the other fine arts.
His first publication, Of Western Limit (a collaboration with Charles Lambert), appeared in 1974, the year in which Wilkinson won the Chancellor's Medal for Poetry. He has published seven major collections of verse as well as critical articles on British and American poetry, some of which were collected in "The Lyric Touch" (2007).
His most recent collections are "Down to Earth" (2008), Lake Shore Drive (2006), Contrivances (2003) and Effigies against the Light (2001); a chapbook titled Iphigenia appeared in 2004, and his 1986 collection, Proud Flesh, was re-issued in 2005 with an introduction by Drew Milne
Drew Milne
- Published works :Milne’s books of poetry include Sheet Mettle , Bench Marks , The Damage: new and selected poems , Mars Disarmed , and Go Figure...
. In 1992, his work "Hid Lip" appeared alongside works by Stephen Rodefer
Stephen Rodefer
Stephen Rodefer is an American poet and painter who lives in Paris and London. Rodefer is one of the founders of the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry movement...
and Rod Mengham in a volume called Writing Out of Character, published by Street Editions. John Wilkinson has held a Frank Knox Fellowship at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in 2003/04 at the Nathan S. Kline Institute. From 2007/08 he was Carl F. Pforzheimer Fellow at the National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities. It is the only major independent institute for advanced study in all fields of the humanities in the United States. The NHC operates as a privately incorporated nonprofit and is not part of any...
in North Carolina.
From 2005-2010 he was Writer in Residence and thereafter Research Professor in the Department of English at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
. In 2010 he moved to the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
as Professor of Practice of the Arts. He is married to the literary critic Maud Ellmann.