John Betjeman - Betjeman, Sir John
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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems, and by the personal and critical reactions, they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. After university, he joined the staff of the "Architectural Review", thereafter working as a journalist and, during the Second World War, for various government…mehr

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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems, and by the personal and critical reactions, they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. After university, he joined the staff of the "Architectural Review", thereafter working as a journalist and, during the Second World War, for various government departments. His first book of poems was "Mount Zion" (1931), followed by numerous collections, notably "A Few Late Chrysantheumns" (1954). His poetry enjoyed immense popularity, as did his personality, and his knighthood in 1969, and appointment as Poet Laureate in 1972 were almost universally welcomed.
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Poet and architectural critic, Sir John Betjeman was born in North London in 1906. He was taught by T S Eliot at Highgate Junior School and was rusticated from Magdalen College Oxford for failing Divinity. He published several poetry collections, including New Bats in Old Belfries and A Few Late Chrysanthemums, and several works on architecture. His Collected Poems was published in 1958 and the first edition sold over 100,000 copies. He was knighted in 1969 and appointed Poet Laureate in 1972. He died in Cornwall in 1984.