biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1897–1992)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Ilford, E Greater London, UK. Encouraged by Hilaire Belloc, her work drew mainly upon the beauty of natural things. In 1955 she was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, having already won the Hawthornden Prize in 1936. Her volumes include First and Second Poems (1927), A Mad Lady's Garland (1934), and End of Drought (1975). |
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