W. H. Davies
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William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poets of his time.
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Plaque commemorating Davies' supposed place of birth, at "The Church House Inn", in Pillgwenlly, Newport, Wales.
Davies in 1915
Davies' last home "Glendower", Watledge Road, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
W.H. Davies, 1916, by Jacob Epstein
Stand and Stare, statue by Paul Bothwell-Kincaid, Commercial Street, Newport
Commemorative postmark, 1971Writers from United Kingdom 6
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William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poets of his time. His themes included observations on life's hardships, the ways the human condition is reflected in nature, his tramping adventures and the characters he met. His work has been classed as Georgian, though it is not typical of that class of work in theme or style.
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