Ian Burgham
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1950 –
Who is Ian Burgham?
Ian Burgham, poet, was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1950. He is the son of Senior Pilot and Flight Commander, Fighter Component, 835 Squadron, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, and C.O. of VC 921 Squadron RCNVR, Lt. Cmdr. Allen Russell Burgham, DSC,MiD,CD and Barbara Jean Wallace. He has lived in Scotland, and currently resides in Canada. He spent his formative years in Kingston, Ontario and graduated in 1973 from Queen's University with a B.A.in English Literature. While at Queen's he studied poetry and poetic theory with Professor George Whalley, poet and well-known Coleridge scholar. In 1973, Burgham moved to New Zealand where he taught at Wellington College. In 1975 he moved to Scotland. He attended Edinburgh University, taking an M. Litt. degree in Blake studies. His thesis, written under the supervision of Professor Michael Phillips, focussed on William Blake's theory of imagination and the origins of Blake's poetry and theories.
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- Born
- 1950
New Zealand - Education
- Queen's University
- University of Edinburgh
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on July 23, 2013
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