Basil Bunting
Basil Cheesman Bunting was a British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966, generally regarded as one of the major achievements of the modernist tradition in English. He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading poetry aloud: he was an accomplished reader of his own work.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Benwell & Scotswood
- Educated at
- London School of Economics and Political ScienceAckworth SchoolLeighton Park SchoolRoyal Grammar School
- Awards
- 🏆 Cholmondeley Award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Never explain- your reader is as smart as you. Your reader is not just any reader, but is the rare one with ears in his head."
"Minor Poet, Not Conspicuously Dishonest Richard Caddel's Introduction to Complete Poems"
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Timeline
1900
Born
Birth1985
Died
Death
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