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Clive Wilmer

CLIVE WILMER is the Master of John Ruskin’s Guild of St George and an Emeritus Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He has been writing for PN Review since its inception and his New and Collected Poems were published by Carcanet in 2012.

Clive Wilmer's work featured in PN Review comprises 10 reports, 33 contributions of poetry, 24 articles, 12 interviews, and six reviews, over a period of 40 years. Also available are four reviews of Clive Wilmer's work, two interviews with Clive Wilmer, and four translations by Clive Wilmer.

Further Reading

Poetry in Poetry Nation 5 (1975) Bird-Watcher

Article in PN Review 1 (1977) In the Distance

Poetry in PN Review 2 (1978) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 3 (1978) In Malignant Times

Article in PN Review 3 (1978) A Net of Stars

Translation of Poetry by Míklós Radnóti in PN Review 4 (1978) Four Poems

Article in PN Review 7 (1979) Definition and Flow

Poetry in PN Review 8 (1979) Beyond Recall

Article in PN Review 11 (1980) Exile and Ambassador (John Heath-Stubbs)

Poetry in PN Review 12 (1980) Two Poems

Poetry in PN Review 21 (1981) Homecoming

Article in PN Review 23 (1982) Paul Celan: Between Silences

Poetry in PN Review 24 (1982) The Parable of the Sower

Poetry in PN Review 24 (1982) On the Fly-leaf of a King James Bible

Article in PN Review 24 (1982) John Ruskin: Life or Works?

Reviewed by Thom Gunn in PN Review 30 (1983) on Clive Wilmer

Poetry in PN Review 31 (1983) Poems

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Likeness

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) To the Undeceived

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) The Disenchanted

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Bird-Watcher

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Il Palazzo della Ragione

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Homecoming

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) The Parable of the Sower

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) The Advent Carols

Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Antiphonal Sonnets

Poetry in PN Review 38 (1984) Two Versions of Caedmon

Article in PN Review 39 (1984) Rhythm in Sisson's Poetry

Report in PN Review 45 (1985) J.V. Cunningham

Poetry in PN Review 46 (1985) At the Grave of Ezra Pound

Poetry in PN Review 50 (1986) Poems

Poetry in PN Review 53 (1987) Three Brueghel Paintings

Poetry in PN Review 64 (1988) The Dream

Review in PN Review 68 (1989) on Seamus Heaney

Poetry in PN Review 70 (1989) Letter to Thom Gunn

Article in PN Review 70 (1989) Introduction

Review in PN Review 72 (1990) on Charles Sisson

Report in PN Review 74 (1990) Out of the Communist Nursery

Interview in PN Review 78 (1991) Czeslaw Milosz in conversation

Interview in PN Review 79 (1991) Charles Causley in conversation

Interview in PN Review 81 (1991) Tony Harrison in Conversation

Poetry in PN Review 82 (1991) The Coat of Many Colours

Interview in PN Review 84 (1992) Les Murray in Conversation

Report in PN Review 85 (1992) István Vas, 1990-1991

Review in PN Review 85 (1992) on Thom Gunn

Article in PN Review 88 (1992) Poet as Sculptor

Interview in PN Review 88 (1992) in Conversation with Donald Davie

Interview in PN Review 89 (1993) in Conversation with Ted Hughes

Poetry in PN Review 90 (1993) Three Poems

Interview in PN Review 91 (1993) in Conversation with Patricia Beer

Review in PN Review 91 (1993) on Donald Davie's studies in Evra Pound

Interview in PN Review 92 (1993) in Conversation with John Heath-Stubbs

Poetry in PN Review 94 (1993) Three Poems

Interview in PN Review 94 (1993) in Conversation with Stephen Romer

Interview in PN Review 95 (1994) in Conversation with P.J. Kavanagh

Review in PN Review 95 (1994) on John Finlay

Interview in PN Review 96 (1994) in Conversation with Michael Longley

Poetry in PN Review 98 (1994) Three Poems About my Father

Interview in PN Review 98 (1994) John Peck in Conversation

Poetry in PN Review 100 (1994) Five Poems

Interviewed by Kevin Jackson in PN Review 107 (1996) In Conversation with Clive Wilmer

Reviewed by Peter Carpenter in PN Review 111 (1996) on Jeremy Hooker, Lee Grandjean and Clive Wilmer

Article in PN Review 122 (1998) Sculpture and Economics in Pound and Ruskin

Article in PN Review 123 (1998) On Ignorance

Article in PN Review 124 (1998) Donald Davie, Thomas Hardy and British Poetry

Article in PN Review 125 (1999) On the Past and its Present Moment

Poetry in PN Review 126 (1999) Three Poems

Report in PN Review 127 (1999) Tony Tanner: A Memoir and a Tribute

Article in PN Review 128 (1999) On Originality

Translation of Poetry by György Petri in PN Review 130 (1999) Smile (translated from the Hungarian by Clive Wilmer and George Gömöri)

Poetry in PN Review 131 (2000) Three Poems

Article in PN Review 132 (2000) Two Modes of Translation

Report in PN Review 133 (2000) Edgar Bowers 1924-2000

Article in PN Review 134 (2000) On Freedom

Report in PN Review 136 (2000) Györgi Petri: i.m.

Article in PN Review 138 (2001) Edward Thomas: Englishness and Modernity

Reviewed by Jem Poster in PN Review 142 (2001) on Matthew Francis, Clive Wilmer and Christopher Middleton

Article in PN Review 146 (2002) Ruskin and the Sense of an Ending

Article in PN Review 149 (2003) Maundering Medievalism

Article in PN Review 156 (2004) Donald Davie's Arguments with Modernism

Article in PN Review 157 (2004) The Later Fortunes of Impersonality

Report in PN Review 158 (2004) Thom Gunn (1929-2004)

Report in PN Review 160 (2004) Letter from Cambridge

Article in PN Review 167 (2006) Remembering Thom Gunn

Poetry in PN Review 168 (2006) Eight Poems

Report in PN Review 177 (2007) A Celebration of Charles and Nora Sisson, 9 June 2007

Article in PN Review 182 (2008) Thom Gunn, Shakespeare and Elizabethan Poetry

Report in PN Review 191 (2010) Alan Stephens (1925-2009)

Poetry in PN Review 203 (2012) Four Poems

Translation of Poetry by Míklós Radnóti in PN Review 203 (2012) Guard Me and and Protect Me (translated from the Hungarian by Clive Wilmer and George Gömöri)

Interviewed by Peter Carpenter in PN Review 206 (2012) In Conversation with Clive Wilmer

Reviewed by Jem Poster in PN Review 207 (2012) on Clive Wilmer

Article in PN Review 208 (2012) Story and Fable: Reflections on Edwin Muir

Translation of a Review by Tara Bergin in PN Review 209 (2013) on János Pilinszky

Review in PN Review 216 (2014) From the Smokery

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	Clive Wilmer CLIVE WILMER is the Master of John Ruskin’s Guild of St George and an Emeritus Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He has been writing for PN Review since its inception and his New and Collected Poems were published by Carcanet in 2012. Clive Wilmer's work featured in PN Review comprises 10 reports, 33 contributions of poetry, 24 articles, 12 interviews, and six reviews, over a period of 40 years. Also available are four reviews of Clive Wilmer's work, two interviews with Clive Wilmer, and four translations by Clive Wilmer. Further Reading Poetry in Poetry Nation 5 (1975) Bird-Watcher Article in PN Review 1 (1977) In the Distance Poetry in PN Review 2 (1978) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 3 (1978) In Malignant Times Article in PN Review 3 (1978) A Net of Stars Translation of Poetry by Míklós Radnóti in PN Review 4 (1978) Four Poems Article in PN Review 7 (1979) Definition and Flow Poetry in PN Review 8 (1979) Beyond Recall Article in PN Review 11 (1980) Exile and Ambassador (John Heath-Stubbs) Poetry in PN Review 12 (1980) Two Poems Poetry in PN Review 21 (1981) Homecoming Article in PN Review 23 (1982) Paul Celan: Between Silences Poetry in PN Review 24 (1982) The Parable of the Sower Poetry in PN Review 24 (1982) On the Fly-leaf of a King James Bible Article in PN Review 24 (1982) John Ruskin: Life or Works? Reviewed by Thom Gunn in PN Review 30 (1983) on Clive Wilmer Poetry in PN Review 31 (1983) Poems Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Likeness Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) To the Undeceived Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) The Disenchanted Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Bird-Watcher Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Il Palazzo della Ragione Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Homecoming Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) The Parable of the Sower Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) The Advent Carols Poetry in PN Review 36 (1984) Antiphonal Sonnets Poetry in PN Review 38 (1984) Two Versions of Caedmon Article in PN Review 39 (1984) Rhythm in Sisson's Poetry Report in PN Review 45 (1985) J.V. Cunningham Poetry in PN Review 46 (1985) At the Grave of Ezra Pound Poetry in PN Review 50 (1986) Poems Poetry in PN Review 53 (1987) Three Brueghel Paintings Poetry in PN Review 64 (1988) The Dream Review in PN Review 68 (1989) on Seamus Heaney Poetry in PN Review 70 (1989) Letter to Thom Gunn Article in PN Review 70 (1989) Introduction Review in PN Review 72 (1990) on Charles Sisson Report in PN Review 74 (1990) Out of the Communist Nursery Interview in PN Review 78 (1991) Czeslaw Milosz in conversation Interview in PN Review 79 (1991) Charles Causley in conversation Interview in PN Review 81 (1991) Tony Harrison in Conversation Poetry in PN Review 82 (1991) The Coat of Many Colours Interview in PN Review 84 (1992) Les Murray in Conversation Report in PN Review 85 (1992) István Vas, 1990-1991 Review in PN Review 85 (1992) on Thom Gunn Article in PN Review 88 (1992) Poet as Sculptor Interview in PN Review 88 (1992) in Conversation with Donald Davie Interview in PN Review 89 (1993) in Conversation with Ted Hughes Poetry in PN Review 90 (1993) Three Poems Interview in PN Review 91 (1993) in Conversation with Patricia Beer Review in PN Review 91 (1993) on Donald Davie's studies in Evra Pound Interview in PN Review 92 (1993) in Conversation with John Heath-Stubbs Poetry in PN Review 94 (1993) Three Poems Interview in PN Review 94 (1993) in Conversation with Stephen Romer Interview in PN Review 95 (1994) in Conversation with P.J. Kavanagh Review in PN Review 95 (1994) on John Finlay Interview in PN Review 96 (1994) in Conversation with Michael Longley Poetry in PN Review 98 (1994) Three Poems About my Father Interview in PN Review 98 (1994) John Peck in Conversation Poetry in PN Review 100 (1994) Five Poems Interviewed by Kevin Jackson in PN Review 107 (1996) In Conversation with Clive Wilmer Reviewed by Peter Carpenter in PN Review 111 (1996) on Jeremy Hooker, Lee Grandjean and Clive Wilmer Article in PN Review 122 (1998) Sculpture and Economics in Pound and Ruskin Article in PN Review 123 (1998) On Ignorance Article in PN Review 124 (1998) Donald Davie, Thomas Hardy and British Poetry Article in PN Review 125 (1999) On the Past and its Present Moment Poetry in PN Review 126 (1999) Three Poems Report in PN Review 127 (1999) Tony Tanner: A Memoir and a Tribute Article in PN Review 128 (1999) On Originality Translation of Poetry by György Petri in PN Review 130 (1999) Smile (translated from the Hungarian by Clive Wilmer and George Gömöri) Poetry in PN Review 131 (2000) Three Poems Article in PN Review 132 (2000) Two Modes of Translation Report in PN Review 133 (2000) Edgar Bowers 1924-2000 Article in PN Review 134 (2000) On Freedom Report in PN Review 136 (2000) Györgi Petri: i.m. Article in PN Review 138 (2001) Edward Thomas: Englishness and Modernity Reviewed by Jem Poster in PN Review 142 (2001) on Matthew Francis, Clive Wilmer and Christopher Middleton Article in PN Review 146 (2002) Ruskin and the Sense of an Ending Article in PN Review 149 (2003) Maundering Medievalism Article in PN Review 156 (2004) Donald Davie's Arguments with Modernism Article in PN Review 157 (2004) The Later Fortunes of Impersonality Report in PN Review 158 (2004) Thom Gunn (1929-2004) Report in PN Review 160 (2004) Letter from Cambridge Article in PN Review 167 (2006) Remembering Thom Gunn Poetry in PN Review 168 (2006) Eight Poems Report in PN Review 177 (2007) A Celebration of Charles and Nora Sisson, 9 June 2007 Article in PN Review 182 (2008) Thom Gunn, Shakespeare and Elizabethan Poetry Report in PN Review 191 (2010) Alan Stephens (1925-2009) Poetry in PN Review 203 (2012) Four Poems Translation of Poetry by Míklós Radnóti in PN Review 203 (2012) Guard Me and and Protect Me (translated from the Hungarian by Clive Wilmer and George Gömöri) Interviewed by Peter Carpenter in PN Review 206 (2012) In Conversation with Clive Wilmer Reviewed by Jem Poster in PN Review 207 (2012) on Clive Wilmer Article in PN Review 208 (2012) Story and Fable: Reflections on Edwin Muir Translation of a Review by Tara Bergin in PN Review 209 (2013) on János Pilinszky Review in PN Review 216 (2014) From the Smokery
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