Edward Thomas (poet) - Wikipedia
Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was a British writer of poetry and prose. He is sometimes considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences.
Edward Thomas | The Poetry Foundation
Edward Thomas was a poet, critic, and biographer who is best known for his careful depictions of rural England and his prescient understanding of modernity’s tendency toward disconnection, alienation, and unsettledness.
10 Edward Thomas Poems Everyone Should Read
2016年2月11日 · In a brief flurry of poetic creativity between late 1914 and his death in WWI in 1917, Thomas produced some of the finest poems of the early twentieth century. Here’s our pick of what we consider Edward Thomas’s ten finest poems, along with a …
Edward Thomas - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry
Thomas’ great gift as a literary critic was shown to best advantage in his reviewing of poetry and he was one of the first to acclaim new writers such as W. H. Davies, Robert Frost, and Ezra Pound.
Edward Thomas - Poetry Archive
Edward Thomas wrote all his poetry in less than three years, between 1914, when he wrote his first, and 1917, when he was killed in the Battle of Arras. Most of his poems were published posthumously; they show sensitive observation of the countryside, combined with a bleak honesty about his sometimes painful doubts and self criticisms ...
Edward Thomas | Poet, WWI Soldier & Writer | Britannica
Edward Thomas (born March 3, 1878, Lambeth, London, Eng.—died April 9, 1917, Arras, France) was an English writer who turned to poetry only after a long career spent producing nature studies and critical works on such 19th-century writers as Richard Jefferies, George Borrow, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Walter Pater.
Edward Thomas 101 | The Poetry Foundation
2017年3月31日 · The British writer Edward Thomas turned to poetry only three years before his death, but in that short time, he created a body of work that shaped the sensibility of modern poetry. After studying at Oxford University, Thomas became a prolific writer of essays, criticism, biographies, travelogues, fiction, and anything else he might be paid for ...
About Edward Thomas - Academy of American Poets
Edward Thomas - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Philip Edward Thomas was born in London in 1878.
The Life of Edward Thomas - The Edward Thomas Fellowship
Edward Thomas (1878-1917) was a poet, essayist and country writer. Edward had a keen interest in poetry and devoted much of his working life to literature.
15+ Must-Read Edward Thomas Poems - Poem Analysis
Edward Thomas, born in Lambeth, Surrey, in 1878, stands as a paramount poet of the World Wars, alongside figures like Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Robert Graves, and Rupert Brooke. He crafted over 150 poems, including notable pieces like The Owl‘, ‘The Dark Forest,’ ‘Haymaking,’ and ‘The Sign-Post.’ These works, still revered ...