Harold Massingham
Encyclopedia
Harold W. Massingham was a British poet
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poet and Poet Laureate
Ted Hughes
but in a class two years below.
He taught at the University of Manchester
; students included Steven Waling, and Trevor Griffiths
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Harold Massingham lived in Mexborough, and published three volumes of poetry in 1965, 1972 and 1992.
His work was published in The New Yorker,and Alhambra Poetry Calendar.
Under the pseudonym ‘Mass’, he set crosswords for national newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years. He also compiled chess puzzles.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Life
He is the son of H. W. Massingham (a collier from Mexborough). He attended the same Mexborough Grammar School as the YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
poet and Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Edward James Hughes OM , more commonly known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath, from 1956 until...
but in a class two years below.
He taught at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
; students included Steven Waling, and Trevor Griffiths
Trevor Griffiths
Trevor Griffiths is an English dramatist.Raised as a Roman Catholic, he attended Saint Bede's College, before being accepted into Manchester University in 1952 to read English...
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Harold Massingham lived in Mexborough, and published three volumes of poetry in 1965, 1972 and 1992.
His work was published in The New Yorker,and Alhambra Poetry Calendar.
Under the pseudonym ‘Mass’, he set crosswords for national newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years. He also compiled chess puzzles.
Poetry Broadsheets
- Doomsday
- The magician, Phoenix Pamphlet Poets Press, 1969
- Seafarer
- Wanderer