Gillian Clarke

Gillian Clarke (born 8 June, 1937), is a Welsh poet, playwright, editor, broadcaster, lecturer and translator.

Quotes

 * There is no such thing as a silent poem.
 * BBC Radio 4 broadcast, July 2, 2000


 * There is an extra loss for a Welsh poet writing in English, and that is, the longing for  Welsh, the secret language.. of all the centuries of speech and song.
 * Modern Women Poets (2005)


 * If civilisation drowns
 * the last colour to go
 * will be gold.
 * "Flood"

Quotes about Clarke

 * Listening to a Gillian Clarke poem is an intensely sensual experience, concrete as it is musical.
 * Times Literary Supplement