Thom Gunn
Thomson William "Thom" Gunn was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement, and his later poetry in America, where he adopted a looser, free-verse style. He wrote about his experience moving to San Francisco from England. He received numerous literary honours.
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- Born in
- Gravesend
- Educated at
- Stanford UniversityTrinity CollegeUniversity College School
- Awards
- 🏆 Somerset Maugham Award🏆 Lambda Literary Award🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 MacArthur Fellows Program🏆 Shelley Memorial Award
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1929
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