Pamela Gillilan was born on 24 November 1918 in Finchley in North London. Her parents were teachers. After school, she joined the civil service, and as a young woman, wrote some poetry and fiction. During the Second World War, she was a meteorologist with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force for RAF Bomber Command in Yorkshire. In 1948, she married David Gillilan. The couple moved to Cornwall, buying and restoring Kilmar House, a derelict Grade II listed house in Liskeard, in 1956. They ran an interior design and furniture restoration business there for many years.[1]
David Gillilan died in 1974.[1] Having written nothing for twenty-five years, Pamela Gillilan now returned to writing poetry.[2] In 1979, her poem "Come Away", an elegy on the death of her husband, won the Cheltenham Festival poetry competition. She was a Poetry Society prize-winner in 1980 and 1981. That Winter (1986), collecting elegies to her husband,[3] was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Poetry Prize.[1]
^Gronow, Michael J. (1999). "Contemporary gendered elegies and the transformation of the postmodern moment". Actas del XXI congreso internacional de A.E.D.E.A.N., Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos: Sevilla 18, 19, 20 diciembre 1997. Universidad de Sevilla. pp. 201–. ISBN978-84-472-0489-2.
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pamela, gillilan, 1918, 2001, english, poet, contents, life, works, references, external, linkslife, edit, born, november, 1918, finchley, north, london, parents, were, teachers, after, school, joined, civil, service, young, woman, wrote, some, poetry, fiction. Pamela Gillilan 1918 2001 was an English poet 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editPamela Gillilan was born on 24 November 1918 in Finchley in North London Her parents were teachers After school she joined the civil service and as a young woman wrote some poetry and fiction During the Second World War she was a meteorologist with the Women s Auxiliary Air Force for RAF Bomber Command in Yorkshire In 1948 she married David Gillilan The couple moved to Cornwall buying and restoring Kilmar House a derelict Grade II listed house in Liskeard in 1956 They ran an interior design and furniture restoration business there for many years 1 David Gillilan died in 1974 1 Having written nothing for twenty five years Pamela Gillilan now returned to writing poetry 2 In 1979 her poem Come Away an elegy on the death of her husband won the Cheltenham Festival poetry competition She was a Poetry Society prize winner in 1980 and 1981 That Winter 1986 collecting elegies to her husband 3 was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Poetry Prize 1 She moved to Bristol 2 and taught creative writing at Bristol University and the University of the Third Age She died on 26 October 2001 1 Works editMinima Helston Menhir 1982 That winter Newcastle upon Tyne Bloodaxe 1986 The turnspit dog poems Newcastle upon Tyne Bloodaxe Books 1993 Woodcuts by Charlotte Cory All steel traveller new amp selected poems Newcastle upon Tyne Bloodaxe Books 1994 The Rashomon syndrome Newcastle upon Tyne Bloodaxe Books 1998References edit a b c d e Kathleen Jones Pamela Gillilan The Guardian 6 November 2001 a b Linda France 1993 Sixty Women Poets Bloodaxe Books p 280 ISBN 978 1 85224 252 7 Gronow Michael J 1999 Contemporary gendered elegies and the transformation of the postmodern moment Actas del XXI congreso internacional de A E D E A N Asociacion Espanola de Estudios Anglo Norteamericanos Sevilla 18 19 20 diciembre 1997 Universidad de Sevilla pp 201 ISBN 978 84 472 0489 2 External links editPamela Gillilan Poet nbsp This article about an English poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pamela Gillilan amp oldid 1185544975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
