Mastery in poetry consists largely in the instinct for not ruining or smothering or tinkering with moments of vision.
Edmund Blunden Quotes
I am for the woods against the world, But are the woods for me?
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| Birth: | 1st November, 1896 |
| Death: | 20th January, 1974 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Author, Poet |
About
Edmund Charles Blunden was an English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. He ended his career as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford.
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