Ewart, Gavin

Ewart, Gavin

▪ British poet
in full  Gavin Buchanan Ewart 
born Feb. 4, 1916, London, Eng.
died Oct. 23, 1995, London

      British poet noted for his light verse, which frequently deals with sexual themes. He wrote children's poems and poetry on serious subjects as well.

      Soon after Ewart's 17th birthday his poem “Phallus in Wonderland” was published, beginning a long career of writing poetry that ranged from whimsical to bawdy. Ewart was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A., 1937; M.A., 1942), and published his first collection, Poems and Songs, in 1939. For the next 25 years he almost completely abandoned poetry; he served in the Royal Artillery during World War II and worked as an advertising copywriter (1952–71). His second collection, Londoners (1964), was in general more serious in tone and showed affinities with the poetry of John Betjeman (Betjeman, Sir John).

      With Pleasures of the Flesh (1966) and The Deceptive Grin of the Gravel Porters (1968), Ewart's characteristic approach was set; he intermingled poems of serious autobiography, social satire, and sexual humour. A strain of melancholy pervades his later poetry, in which he examines such topics as cruelty and death. Several of his collections, including The Learned Hippopotamus (1986) and Caterpillar Stew (1990), were written for children, and his verse is gathered in The Collected Ewart 1933–1980 (1980) and Collected Poems 1980–1990 (1991). Ewart also edited several poetry anthologies.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ewart, Gavin Buchanan — (1916 1995)    Born in London and educated at Christ s College, Cambridge, he saw active service in World War II, after which he worked in publishing, with the British Council, and in advertising. He became a full time writer in 1971, though his… …   British and Irish poets

  • Ewart, Gavin Buchanan — ▪ 1996       British poet of light verse, including limericks, clerihews, and poetic parodies (b. Feb. 4, 1916 d. Oct. 23, 1995). * * * …   Universalium

  • Gavin Ewart — Gavin Buchanan Ewart (February 4 1916 – October 25 1995) was a British poet best known for contributing to Geoffrey Grigson s New Verse at the age of seventeen.LifeHe was born in London and educated at the prestigious Wellington College before… …   Wikipedia

  • Ewart — may refer to:People with the given name Ewart:* Ewart Adamson (1882 1945), Scottish screenwriter * Ewart Astill (1888 1948), English Test cricketer * William Ewart Boulter (1892 1955), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Ewart Brown (born… …   Wikipedia

  • List of atheists (authors) — Authors * Douglas Adams (1952 ndash;2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [ I am a radical Atheist... Adams in an interview by American Atheists… …   Wikipedia

  • The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse —   …   Wikipedia

  • Oxford poetry anthologies — The Oxford University Press published a long series of poetry anthologies, dealing in particular with British poetry but not restricted to it, after the success of the Oxford Book of English Verse (1900). The Oxford poetry anthologies ( Oxford… …   Wikipedia

  • Anthony Blair — Tony Blair Anthony Charles Lynton „Tony“ Blair (* 6. Mai 1953 in Edinburgh) ist ein britischer Politiker und war von 1997 bis 2007 Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs. Im Juni 2007 wurde er zum Sondergesandten des Nahost Quartetts ernannt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anthony Charles Lynton Blair — Tony Blair Anthony Charles Lynton „Tony“ Blair (* 6. Mai 1953 in Edinburgh) ist ein britischer Politiker und war von 1997 bis 2007 Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs. Im Juni 2007 wurde er zum Sondergesandten des Nahost Quartetts ernannt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of Test cricketers — This is a list by country of every cricketer who has played at least one Test match.Australia : See also List of Australian Test cricketers Ted a Beckett · Terry Alderman · George Alexander · Harry Alexander · Frank Allan · Peter Allan · Reginald …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”