UK Poet Laureate

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UK Poet Laureate

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Alfred Austin Poet 30-May-1835 2-Jun-1913 Poet Laureate of England, 1892-1913

Robert Bridges Poet 23-Oct-1844 21-Apr-1930 Prometheus the Firegiver

Samuel Daniel Poet 1562 14-Oct-1619 The First Four Books of the Civil Wars

Cecil Day-Lewis Poet 27-Apr-1904 22-May-1972 UK Poet Laureate, 1968-72

John Masefield Poet 1-Jun-1878 12-May-1967 Poet Laureate of England, 1930-67

Nahum Tate Poet 1652 30-Jul-1715 Imitative British playwright

Thomas Warton Poet 9-Jan-1728 21-May-1790 English Poet Laureate, 1785-90

William Wordsworth Poet 7-Apr-1770 23-Apr-1850 English romantic poet laureate

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