John Freeman (Georgian poet)
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John Frederick Freeman, was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance
to write full time.
He was born in London
, and started as an office boy aged 13. He was a close friend of Walter de la Mare
from 1907, who lobbied hard with Edward Marsh to get Freeman into the Georgian Poetry
series; with eventual success. De la Mare's biographer Theresa Whistler describes him as "tall, gangling, ugly, solemn, punctilious".
He won the Hawthornden Prize
in 1920 with Poems 1909-1920. His Last Hours was set to music by Ivor Gurney
.
Insurance
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to write full time.
He was born in London
London
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, and started as an office boy aged 13. He was a close friend of Walter de la Mare
Walter de la Mare
Walter John de la Mare , OM CH was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and the poem "The Listeners"....
from 1907, who lobbied hard with Edward Marsh to get Freeman into the Georgian Poetry
Georgian Poetry
Georgian Poetry was the title of a series of anthologies showcasing the work of a school of English poetry that established itself during the early years of the reign of King George V of the United Kingdom....
series; with eventual success. De la Mare's biographer Theresa Whistler describes him as "tall, gangling, ugly, solemn, punctilious".
He won the Hawthornden Prize
Hawthornden Prize
The Hawthornden Prize is a British literary award that was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender. Authors are awarded on the quality of their "imaginative literature" which can be written in either poetry or prose...
in 1920 with Poems 1909-1920. His Last Hours was set to music by Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Bertie Gurney was an English composer and poet.-Life:Born at 3 Queen Street, Gloucester in 1890, the second of four children of David Gurney, a tailor, and his wife Florence, a seamstress, Gurney showed musical ability early...
.
Works
- Presage of Victory (1916)
- Stone Trees (1916)
- Ancient and Modern Essays in Literary Criticism (1917)
- Memories of Childhood and other Poems (1919)
- Poems 1909-1920 (1920)
- Music (1921)
- The Grove and Other Poems (1925)
- Prince Absalom (1925)
- Collected Poems (1928)
- Last Poems (1930)