Clere Parsons

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Clere Parsons (1908 - 1931) was an English poet, born in India. [1] He was educated at Christ Church,[ citation needed ] University of Oxford, [1] and edited the 1928 edition of Oxford Poetry .[ citation needed ]

His only collection, Poems, was published after his death by Faber & Faber. [1] Both the Oxford University Press Anthology of Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry , and Penguin Books Poetry of the Thirties include selections from his work. Richard Burton in his 2013 biography of Basil Bunting, A Strong Song Tows Us [2] , states that "given the evidence of the 'Poems', (Parsons) would have been a significant voice in twentieth century poetry".

His work was influenced by that of W. H. Auden and Laura Riding, [1] and has been praised by Geoffrey Grigson and C. H. Sisson . [1]

Parsons had Type I diabetes, and died of pneumonia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ousby, Ian, ed. (1993). The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p.  721. ISBN   0-521-44086-6.
  2. Burton, Richard (2013). A Strong Song Tows Us, Oxford, Prospecta Press/ Infinite Ideas
  3. "Bookride: Writers who were invalids...Clere Parsons & W. N. P. Barbellion". 5 April 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2010.