Ralph Hodgson [SEP] date of death
Ralph Hodgson
Ralph Hodgson (9 September 1871 – 3 November 1962), Order of the Rising Sun (Chinese 旭日章), was an English poet, very popular in his lifetime on the strength of a small number of anthology pieces, such as "The Bull". He was one of the more 'pastoral' of the Georgian poets. In 1954, he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
He seems to have covered his tracks in relation to much of his life; he was averse
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Theodore Roethke: "The Waking"
- King's Gold Medal for Poetry: Ralph Hodgson
- Bollingen Prize: W. H. Auden
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Louise Townsend Nicholl and Oliver St. John Gogarty
- Canada: Governor General's Award, poetry or drama: "The Metal and the Flower", P. K. Page
Births.
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 9 – Ian Duhig