Gillian Clarke | |
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National Poet of Wales | |
In office 2008 – March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Gwyn Thomas |
Succeeded by | Ifor ap Glyn |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 June 1937 |
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Writer |
Gillian Clarke (born 8 June 1937) 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.[1]