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| − | Poet and composer of songs. Notable for his war poems from World War I, including his volume 'Severn and Somme' published in November 1917 and 'War Embers' published in 1919. Notable works of music include War Elegy (1920) and A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919–1921). Among 16 Great War Poets commemorated on a slate stone unveiled in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner. Experienced bouts of depression and insanity in his later years. | + | Poet and composer of songs. Notable for his war poems from World War I, including his volume 'Severn and Somme' published in November 1917 and 'War Embers' published in 1919. Notable works of music include War Elegy (1920) and A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919–1921). Among 16 Great War Poets commemorated on a slate stone unveiled in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner. Experienced bouts of depression and insanity in his later years. Bisexual. |
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Latest revision as of 14:24, 12 November 2020
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1890 - 1937
Occupation
Poet
Description
Poet and composer of songs. Notable for his war poems from World War I, including his volume 'Severn and Somme' published in November 1917 and 'War Embers' published in 1919. Notable works of music include War Elegy (1920) and A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (1919–1921). Among 16 Great War Poets commemorated on a slate stone unveiled in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner. Experienced bouts of depression and insanity in his later years. Bisexual.
