Alan Rook
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Alan Rook was a Cairo poet
and edited the 1936 issue of New Oxford Poetry. After World War II
he became a wine trader.
Cairo poets
The British Army presence in Egypt in World War II had, as a side effect, the concentration of a group of Cairo poets. There had in fact been a noticeable literary group in Cairo before the war in North Africa broke out, including university academics. Possibly as a reflection of that, there were...
and edited the 1936 issue of New Oxford Poetry. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he became a wine trader.