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English poet (1929-2004)

United KingdomWritersLived 1929 to 2004 · aged 74
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Thomson William "Thom" Gunn was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement, and his later poetry in America, where he adopted a looser, free-verse style. He wrote about his experience moving to San Francisco from England.

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Awards 5

1993MacArthur Fellows Program
1990Shelley Memorial Award
1971Guggenheim Fellowship
1959Somerset Maugham Award
Lambda Literary Award

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Thomson William "Thom" Gunn was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement, and his later poetry in America, where he adopted a looser, free-verse style. He wrote about his experience moving to San Francisco from England. He received numerous literary honours. His poems are reputed to possess a restrained elegance of philosophy.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2004 · aged 74
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13 languages

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