In a civil war, a general must know-and I’m afraid it’s a thing rather of instinct than of practice-he must know exactly when to move over to the other side.
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It is, we believe, Idle to hope that the simple stirrup-pump Can extinguish hell.
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Birth: | 22nd February, 1914 |
Death: | 8th December, 1986 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Poet |
Henry Reed was born in Birmingham, England. He was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist. He studied at the University of Birmingham then he worked as a teacher and journalist. He was called up to the Army in 1941, spending most of the war as a Japanese translator. After the war he worked for the BBC as a radio broadcaster, translator and playwright. He wrote several poems include: Lessons of the War, and A Map of Verona.
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