Interviews with Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton in Conversation with Dan Jacobson
London: Between the Lines, 2002. 196 pp.

A 30,000 word interview, in which Hamilton talks about his upbringing, the growth of his love of poetry, his work as an editor and reviewer, the trials and tribulations of his various magazines, the poets whose work he championed, the friends and enemies made along the way, his passion for football, and much else besides. The book contains a comprehensive bibliography, two uncollected poems and 25 pages of previously unpublished photographs.

Excerpts from Ian Hamilton in Conversation with Dan Jacobson were published in the London Review of Books as:

'You Muddy Fools.' London Review of Books 24.2 (14 January 2002): 3-14.
'The Price." London Review of Books 24.4 (21 February 2002): 22-28.

Don Swaim Interviews Ian Hamilton

Don Swaim interviewed Ian Hamilton on two occasions, the first in 1982 upon the publication of Robert Lowell and again in 1988 regarding In Search of J. D. Salinger. Both interviews are available in .ram and .mp3 formats at the Wired for Books website: http://wiredforbooks.org/ianhamilton/

Dark Horse Magazine

In 1996, Gerry Cambridge interviewed Ian Hamilton for The Dark Horse no.3, 1996: 34-43. The interview is archived on Cambridge's website: http://www.gerrycambridge.com/prosepdf/hamilton3.pdf

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Interviews Conducted by Ian Hamilton