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     • Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 – 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet. He is one of the best-known English-language war poets of the Second World War. His poetry centers around a "recurring obsession with the themes of isolation and death."
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   Who was Alun Lewis?

   • Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 – 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet. He is one of the best-known English-language war poets of the Second World War. His poetry centers around a "recurring obsession with the themes of isolation and death."

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   What are some of the best poems by Alun Lewis?

   • Goodbye by Alun Lewis - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry And make an end of lying down together. Modulate the autumn in the trees. The big word, that Eternity is ours. Time’s chalice and its limpid useless tears. Our footprints leave a track across the snow. We stride across the seven seas of death. On my old battledress tonight, my sweet.

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   Was Alun Lewis a pacifist?

   • Welsh poet Alun Lewis was a pacifist by nature, but events in Europe convinced him to enlist. He was troubled by his status as a soldier, and what it meant in terms of his character. His poems are sensitive and lyrical, dealing with loneliness, alienation, love and death.

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   How did Alun Lewis die?

   • In a sad piece of irony, the same lines may also apply to Lewis himself: he died in mysterious circumstances in 1944, of a bullet wound. Alun Lewis is one of the poets who young poets can respond to in our annual Timothy Corsellis Prize. Find out how you can get involved here.

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   Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 – 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet. He is one of the best-known English-language war poets of the Second World War. [1] [2] His poetry centers around a "recurring obsession with the themes of isolation and death." [3] Life and work.

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   Mar 21, 2024 · Alun Lewis (born July 1, 1915, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales—died March 5, 1944, Goppe Pass, Arakan, Burma [Myanmar]) was, at his early death, one of the most promising Welsh poets, who described his experiences as an enlisted man and then an officer during World War II.

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   Alun Lewis. Alun Lewis was born in Cwmaman in South Wales, and was educated at the University College of Wales and the University of Manchester.He was a journalist, poet and short-story writer before the war, he enlisted in 1940 (despite pacifist leanings) in the army as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers and served in the East, being commissioned ...

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   Alun Lewis (1915-1944) was a Welsh poet and soldier who died fighting in Burma. He published several collections of poetry and short stories, and is known for his depiction of the horrors of war and his search for meaning.

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   He had written poetry from an early age, but between the Winter of 1939 and the Autumn of 1940, he matured as a poet and his first published collection, Raiders Dawn and Other Poems, was published in 1942, establishing him as one of the outstanding war poets.

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10. biography.wales › article › s2-LEWI-ALU-1915LEWIS, ALUN (1915 - 1944), poet | Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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    LEWIS, ALUN (1915 - 1944), poet | Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Name: Alun Lewis. Date of birth: 1915. Date of death: 1944. Spouse: Gweno Mererid Lewis (née Ellis) Parent: Gwladys Elizabeth Lewis (née Evans) Parent: Thomas John Lewis. Gender: Male. Occupation: poet. Area of activity: Poetry. Author: Gwyn Jones.

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    Learn about Alun Lewis, a Welsh poet who served in the Second World War and wrote about loneliness, love and death. Discover his influence by Edward Thomas and his tragic fate.