Stephen Spender

English poet and man of letters (1909-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Sir Stephen Harold Spender was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1965.

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1995Died16 July 19951983Knight BachelorAward1977Companion of LiteratureAward1971King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryAward1962Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1946Honorary Doctorate of the University of MontpellierAward1909Born28 February 1909

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