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| − | British poet, literary editor, and critic. During the course of his life he morphed from homosexual (fell in love with Tony Hyndman in 1933, the two living as a same-sex couple 1935–36) to bisexual (married Inez Maria Pearn 1936-1939) to homophobic straight man (married to Jewess Natasha from 1941 until his death). Noted for his work 'Twenty Poems'. The first non-American citizen to serve as Poet in Residence at the Library of Congress. | + | British poet, literary editor, and critic. During the course of his life he morphed from homosexual (fell in love with Tony Hyndman in 1933, the two living as a same-sex couple 1935–36) to bisexual (married Inez Maria Pearn 1936-1939) to homophobic straight man (married to Jewess Natasha from 1941 until his death). Noted for his work 'Twenty Poems'. The first non-American citizen to serve as Poet in Residence at the Library of Congress. In 1985 won The Golden Pen award. |
Revision as of 20:15, 16 July 2013
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1909 - 1995
Occupation
Poet
Notable Achievements
CBE
Description
British poet, literary editor, and critic. During the course of his life he morphed from homosexual (fell in love with Tony Hyndman in 1933, the two living as a same-sex couple 1935–36) to bisexual (married Inez Maria Pearn 1936-1939) to homophobic straight man (married to Jewess Natasha from 1941 until his death). Noted for his work 'Twenty Poems'. The first non-American citizen to serve as Poet in Residence at the Library of Congress. In 1985 won The Golden Pen award.
