CLOCK WORD
The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter Y in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of an English poet.
1. Rider
2. Inhabit
3. Jolly
4. Almost
5. Champagne (informally)
6. Termination
7. Cheap, tasteless
8. Perky, sprightly
9. Hostility
10. Illness
11. Blood vessel
12. Nakedness