One’s homesickness for Heaven finds at least an inn there; and it’s an inn on the right road.
Ruth Pitter Quotes
Are you really going to see Lewis? One of the few people it's worth getting excited over, I think. I know he is a good poet. I daresay he never heard of me, but I wish you would tell him that his work is the joy of my life.
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| Birth: | 7th November, 1897 |
| Death: | 29th February, 1992 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet |
About
Emma Thomas "Ruth" Pitter was a 20th century British poet. She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, and was appointed a CBE in 1979 to honour her many contributions to English literature. In 1974, she was named a "Companion of Literature", the highest honour given by the Royal Society of Literature.
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