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Cecil Day-Lewis was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake and was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis.
Cecil Day-Lewis. 1904—1972. Share. Poems by Cecil Day-Lewis. Elegy before Death; Condemned; Address to the Mother; See All Poems by Cecil Day-Lewis.
C. Day-Lewis (born April 27, 1904, Ballintubbert, County Leix, Ire.—died May 22, 1972, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, Eng.) was one of the leading British poets of the 1930s; he then turned from poetry of left-wing political statement to an individual lyricism expressed in more traditional forms.
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Read poems by Cecil Day Lewis, an Irish poet and writer, later Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Explore his themes of social justice, nature, mythology, and human relationships in his lyric and detective works.
Learn about the life and work of C. Day Lewis, the greatest lyric poet of the twentieth century, who wrote as C. Day Lewis. Explore his poems, books, awards, and his political and personal struggles in this web page.
Jul 19, 2023 · The Anglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis was put forward to be the UK’s poet laureate in 1968 after two other frontrunners were dismissed as ineligible for the prestigious position.
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May 21, 2018 · A biography of the British poet, essayist, and detective story writer Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972), who was a voice of revolution and a friend of Auden and Spender. Learn about his life, works, political views, and awards.
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