Agenda records, 1914-1985 (bulk 1969-1984).

Hill, Geoffrey, 1950-

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Geoffrey Hill (b. 1932) is an English poet, educated at Oxford and teaches at Cambridge. He is noted for his precision of language and use of serious themes. From the description of Locust songs (to Allan Seager), circa 1968. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60494807 Geoffrey Hill was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire in 1932. After teaching for many years at the universities of Leeds and Cambridge, he moved to the United States in 1988, and no...

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...

Davie, Donald, 1922-1995

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Donald Davie, a poet, literary critic, and teacher, was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire, England on 17 July 1922. His service in the Royal Navy during World War II, which sent him to Russia, sparked an interest in Russian literature; he later wrote his doctoral dissertation and other works on that subject, including Slavic Excursions: Essays on Russian and Polish Literature . Davie married Doreen John in 1945; they later had three children. He received his bachelor's degree in 1947 and his doctora...

MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978

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C. M. (Christopher Murray) Grieve [Hugh McDiarmid, 1892-1978] was a Scottish poet, writer, and cultural activist. Politically, he was both a nationalist, helping found the National Party of Scotland in 1928, and a communist. During the 1930's, he was expelled from each group for his membership in the other. His nationalist leanings were, for a time, characterized by pre-Reformation Catholic Scotland "as a model of social, spiritual, and national coherence." (Roderick Watson, ODNB). Grieve founde...

Tomlinson, Charles, 1927-....

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Levi, Peter

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English poet, scholar and author. Levi was born in Ruislip, Middlesex. He was educated in England and entered the Society of Jesus. He began teaching at Oxford University in 1966. His career spanned the fields of poetry, classical studies, and archaeology. Much of his work involved extensive travel to Greece, Afghanistan, and the United States. Levi resigned from the Jesuits in 1977. From the description of Peter Levi Papers, 1949-1989, (bulk 1960-1989). (Bos...

Massey, Alan, 1932-

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John, Roland

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Dent, Peter, 1947-

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Peter Dent was the education officer of the British Columbia Nurses' Union at its creation in 1981. From the description of Peter Dent fonds. 1978-1980. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606462803 ...

Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957

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Wyndham Lewis was an artist, novelist, and critic, who was born in Canada but lived for many years in England. He was a leader of the Vorticist movement. From the guide to the Wyndham Lewis collection, 1877-1975, (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) English author and painter. From the description of Letters, 1921-1934. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233126882 Author and artist Wyndham Lewis was b...

Cookson, William, 1939-....

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Dale, Peter, 1938-....

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Whigham, Peter

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Wright, David, 1920-1994

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David (John Murray) Wright, the poet and writer, was born on 23 February 1920 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He became deaf at the age of seven, was brought to England at the age of fourteen to attend the Northampton School for the Deaf, and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford, in 1942. Between 1965 and 1967 he was a Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds. His first poetry collection, Poems, was published by Poetry London in 1949. He subsequently published numerous other books of p...

Beresford, Anne, 1929-

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Bunting, Basil

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Although British educator, journalist, and poet Basil Bunting has published numerous books of poetry, most critics consider Briggflatts: an autobiography his best work. Bunting was born on March 1, 1900, in Scotswood, Northumberland, England and died on April 17, 1985, in Hexham, England. From the description of Briggflatts : an autobiography : typescript, 1965. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 503472339 British modernist poet. From the descr...

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Alexander, Michael John

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Bedford, William

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Hamburger, Michael.

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Michael Hamburger, the poet, translator, and literary critic, was born in Berlin in 1924 into a German-Jewish family which emigrated to England in 1933. He read Modern Languages at Christ Church, Oxford, although his studies were interrupted by war service from 1943-1947. After the war he held posts at University College, London and the University of Reading. From 1964 onwards he was a guest lecturer and visiting professor at various American universities, but mostly devoted himself to freelance...

Clucas, Humphrey, 1941-....

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Peck, John, 1941-

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Sisson, C.H. (Charles Hubert), 1914-2003

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Epithet: poet and translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000298.0x000302 ...