Name Herbert Palmer Died May 17, 1961 | Role Poet Education University of Bonn | |
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Books The Roving Angler, Post-Victorian Poetry |
Herbert Edward Palmer (10 February 1880 – 17 May 1961) was an English poet and literary critic.
He was born in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire and educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Birmingham University and Bonn University. Before becoming a full-time writer and journalist in 1921, he led an itinerant life in teaching, tutoring and lecturing, working in particular for the W.E.A.; and spending many years in France and Germany.
He encouraged the young John Gawsworth. He introduced C. S. Lewis and Ruth Pitter in 1945/6.
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