Clere Parsons
Clere Parsons (1908–1931) was an English poet, born in India. He was educated at Christ Church, University of Oxford, and edited the 1928 edition of Oxford Poetry. Both the Oxford University Press Anthology of Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry, and Penguin Books Poetry of the Thirties include selections from his work.
Clere Parsons
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- 1908
- Died
- 1931
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- poet
- Education
- Christ Church
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Richard Burton in his 2013 biography of Basil Bunting, A Strong Song Tows Us, states that "given the evidence of the Poems, (Parsons) would have been a significant voice in twentieth century poetry". His work was influenced by that of W. Auden and Laura Riding, and has been praised by Geoffrey Grigson and C. Parsons had Type I diabetes, and died of pneumonia.
Clere Parsons studied at Christ Church.
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- 1.Ousby, Ian. The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge University Press. 721. 1993. 0-521-44086-6.
- 2.Burton, Richard (2013). A Strong Song Tows Us, Oxford, Prospecta Press/ Infinite Ideas
- 3.Bookride: Writers who were invalids.Clere Parsons & W. N. P. Barbellion. 5 April 2009.
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