Ian McMillan

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Ian McMillan (born January 21, 1956 in Barnsley) is an English poet, journalist, playwright and broadcaster.

Ian McMillan doing his classic "thumbs up" pose.

McMillan started performing on the live poetry circuit in the 1970s. He has had several volumes of poetry published for both adults and children. He is an enthusiastic advocate of poetry. In addition he has had journalism published in Q magazine and Mojo magazine. He has the unique honour of being the first poet in residence to a football club, his hometown Barnsley FC.

Most recently his play Sister Josephine Kicks the Habit, based on the work of fellow Yorkshireman Jake Thackray premiered in 2005.

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2 Poetry Competition
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[edit] TV & Radio

McMillan hosts the weekly show The Verb and Proms variation Adverb on BBC Radio 3, dedicated to investigating spoken words around the globe. According to the Radio Times, he is the 22nd Most Powerful Person in Radio. He is also a regular roving contributor to BBC Radio 4 Today Programme where he was Election Laureate.

During January 2007, he presented a BBC Radio 3 series on the art of writing, Ian McMillan's Writing Lab, talking to a range of writers including Julian Barnes, Mark Ravenhill, Howard Jacobson and Michael Rosen

Ian is a regular guest on Newsnight Review, The Mark Radcliffe Show, The Today Programme, You & Yours, The Culture Show, Never Mind The Full Stops… and Have I Got News For You?.

[edit] Poetry Competition

In December 2006, Ian judged the "Central Trains Poetry Competition" and the winners, from the Royal Grammar School Worcester, were awarded with a signed copy of his poem "Take me on a Christmas Trip on Central Trains" at Birmingham Snow Hill Station.