On the 90th anniversary of his death, Shropshire lad, Richard Uridge and Shropshire lass, Pele Cox, discuss the life and works of the poet, A E Housman.
They agree that his poetry is every bit as relevant today as when it was first written at the turn of the 20th century. And they discover that his best-selling A Shropshire Lad didn’t sell well initially – a lesson for budding poets everywhere.
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Poems
- More Poems XVI – How clear, how lovely bright
- A Shropshire Lad II – Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
- Last Poems XII – The laws of God. the laws of man
- A Shropshire Lad XIX – The time you won your town the race
Further reading
The Housman Society has a wonderful online resource for everything Alfred Edward. You could spend hours here.
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