sir stephen harold spender

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born Feb. 28, 1909, London, Eng. died July 16, 1995, London English poet and critic. While an undergraduate at Oxford, Spender met the poets W.H. Auden and C. Day-Lewis. In the 1930s they became identified with politically conscious, leftist "new writing." His poems, expressing a self-critical, compassionate personality, appear in volumes from Poems (1933) to Dolphins (1994). He was better known for his perceptive criticism, as in The Destructive Element (1935), The Making of a Poem (1955), and The Struggle of the Modern (1963), and for his association with the influential review Encounter (1953-67). He also wrote short stories, essays, and autobiography

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Sir Stephen Spender

a British poet and critic whose books of poetry include The Still Centre and The Generous Days (1909-95). born Feb. 28, 1909, London, Eng. died July 16, 1995, London English poet and critic. While an undergraduate at Oxford, Spender met the poets W.H. Auden and C. Day-Lewis. In the 1930s they became identified with politically conscious, leftist "new writing." His poems, expressing a self-critical, compassionate personality, appear in volumes from Poems (1933) to Dolphins (1994). He was better known for his perceptive criticism, as in The Destructive Element (1935), The Making of a Poem (1955), and The Struggle of the Modern (1963), and for his association with the influential review Encounter (1953-67). He also wrote short stories, essays, and autobiography

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sir Ste·phen Har·old spend·er

Turkish pronunciation

sır stivın herıld spendır

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈstēvən ˈherəld ˈspendər/ /ˈsɜr ˈstiːvən ˈhɛrəld ˈspɛndɜr/