Clere Parsons was an English poet, born in India.

He was educated at Christ Church

Christ Church, Oxford

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, University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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, and edited the 1928 edition of Oxford Poetry

Oxford Poetry

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His only collection, Poems, was published after his death by Faber & Faber. Both the Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

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 Anthology of Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry

Anthology of Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry

Anthology of Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry is a poetry anthology edited by Keith Tuma, and published in 2001 by Oxford University Press...

, and Penguin Books

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 Poetry of the Thirties include selections from his work.

His work was influenced by that of W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

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 and Laura Riding

Laura Riding

Laura Jackson was an American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer.- Early life :...

, and has been praised by Geoffrey Grigson

Geoffrey Grigson

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 and C. H. Sisson

C. H. Sisson

Charles Hubert Sisson CH was a British writer, best known as a poet and translator.-Life:...

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Parsons had Type I diabetes, and died of pneumonia.