Geoffrey Hill
English poet (1932–2016)
Sir Geoffrey William Hill, FRSL (18 June 1932 – 30 June 2016) was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University.
Sir Geoffrey Hill | |
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Born | Geoffrey William Hill 18 June 1932 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire |
Died | 30 June 2016 Oxford, Oxfordshire | (aged 84)
Occupation | professor of English Literature |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Genre | poetry |
Notable awards | Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism |
Spouse | Alice Goodman |
Hill has been thought to be among the most famous poets of his generation and was called the "greatest living poet in the English language."[1][2] From 2010 to 2015, he held the position of Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford.[3]
References change
- ↑ Harold Bloom, ed. Geoffrey Hill (Bloom's Modern Critical Views), Infobase Publishing, 1986.
- ↑ Lezard, Nicholas (20 November 2013). "Broken Hierarchies: Poems 1952-2012 by Geoffrey Hill – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "Professor of Poetry | Faculty of English". Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2016-07-06.