Geoffrey Hill: Difference between revisions

In March 2010 Hill was confirmed as a candidate in the election of the [[Oxford Professor of Poetry|Professor of Poetry]] in the [[University of Oxford]], with a broad base of academic support.<ref>He was nominated by [[Andrew Graham (academic)|Andrew Graham]] (Master of [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol]]), [[Brendan Callaghan]] (Master of [[Campion Hall, Oxford|Campion Hall]]), [[Christopher Andrew Lewis|Christopher Lewis]] (Dean of [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]]), [[Richard Carwardine]] (President of [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford|Corpus Christi]]), [[Ralph Waller]] (Principal of [[Harris Manchester College, Oxford|Harris Manchester]]), [[Averil Cameron]] (Warden of [[Keble College, Oxford|Keble]]), [[Tim Gardam]] (Principal of [[St Anne's College, Oxford|St Anne's]]), [[Roger Ainsworth]] (Master of [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's]]), [[Ivor Roberts (diplomat)|Sir Ivor Roberts, KCMG]] (President of [[Trinity College, Oxford|Trinity]]), and [[Hermione Lee|Hermione Lee, CBE]], (President of [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson]]) as well as by [[Bernard Silverman]] (formerly Master of [[St Peter's College, Oxford|St Peter's]]). He was also nominated by [[Rowan Williams]] and [[Geoffrey Rowell]], [[Wade Allison]], [[Alastair Buchan]], and [[Valentine Cunningham]].</ref><ref>[http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/professor_of_poetry/nominees/index.html Nominees. Last updated 18 May 2010. Accessed 3 June 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605081829/http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/professor_of_poetry/nominees/index.html |date=5 June 2010 }}</ref> He was ultimately successful, and delivered his 15 lectures in the academic years 2010 to 2015.<ref name="Archived copy"/><ref>[https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/professor-sir-geoffrey-hill-lectures "Professor Sir Geoffrey Hill lectures"], Faculty of English, University of Oxford.</ref> The lectures progressed chronologically, beginning with [[Shakespeare's sonnets]] and concluding with a critique of [[Philip Larkin]]'s poem "[[Church Going]]".