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soldiers danced and sang for him after his lecture. During this tour he matured as a public speaker and realised his ability to touch the emotions of his audience with his style of speaking, learning to speak publicly from his own heart rather than from dry scripted speeches. Towards the end of his
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From 1895 to 1897, Masefield was employed at the huge
Alexander Smith carpet factory in Yonkers, New York, where long hours were expected and conditions were far from ideal. He purchased up to 20 books a week, and devoured both modern and classical literature. His interests at this time were diverse,
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destined for New York City. However, the urge to become a writer and the hopelessness of life as a sailor overtook him, and in New York he jumped ship and travelled throughout the countryside. For several months he lived as a vagrant, drifting between odd jobs, before he returned to New York City and
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Herefordshire to George Masefield, a solicitor, and his wife Caroline (née Parker). He was baptised in the Church at Preston Cross, just outside Ledbury. His mother died giving birth to his sister when Masefield was six, and he went to live with his aunt. His father died soon afterwards, following
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in 1924. He later came to question whether the Oxford events should continue as a contest, considering that they might better be run as a festival. However, in 1929, after he broke with the competitive element, Oxford
Recitations came to an end. The Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse, on
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After returning home, Masefield was invited to the United States on a three-month lecture tour. Although his primary purpose was to lecture on
English literature, he also intended to collect information on the mood and views of Americans regarding the war in Europe. When he returned to England, he
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for a first or second published edition of poems by a poet under the age of 35. Additionally, his speaking engagements called him further away, often on much longer tours, yet he still produced significant amounts of work in a wide variety of genres. To those he had already used he now added
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Masefield slowed his pace, mainly due to illness. In 1960 Constance died aged 93, after a long illness. Although her death was heartrending, he had spent a tiring year watching the woman he loved die. He continued his duties as poet laureate.
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for publication. Masefield's modesty was shown by his inclusion of a stamped and self-addressed envelope with each submission so that the poem could be returned if it was found unacceptable. Later he was commissioned to write a poem to be set to music by the
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Masefield's love of story-telling grew. While he was on the ship, he listened to the stories told about sea lore, continued to read, and decided that he was to become a writer and story-teller himself. Masefield gives an account of life aboard the
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America on his second lecture tour, spending much of his time speaking and lecturing to American soldiers waiting to be sent to Europe. These speaking engagements were very successful. On one occasion a battalion of
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I had never (till that time) cared very much for poetry, but your poem impressed me deeply, and set me on fire. Since then poetry has been the one deep influence in my life, and to my love of poetry I owe all my friends, and the position I now
546:, and within the next year had produced two more, "The Widow in the Bye Street" and "Dauber". As a result, he became widely known to the public and was praised by the critics. In 1912 he was awarded the annual Edmond de Polignac Prize.
378:, on this voyage. On reaching Chile, he suffered from sunstroke and was hospitalised. He eventually returned home to England as a passenger aboard a steamship. His experiences on the voyage were used as material for his narrative poem
316:, both to train for a life at sea and to break his addiction to reading, of which his aunt thought little. He spent several years aboard this ship, and found that he could spend much of his time reading and writing. It was aboard the
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and elsewhere. Of these, "Trade Winds" was particularly popular in its day, despite the tongue-twisting challenges the text presents to the singer. Keel's defiant setting of "Tomorrow", written while interned at
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wrote of him that "his poetry could touch to beauty the plain speech of everyday life". Masefield took his appointment seriously and produced a large quantity of poems for royal occasions, which were sent to
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In late 1966 Masefield developed gangrene in his ankle. This spread to his leg and he died of the infection on 12 May 1967. In accordance with his stated wishes, he was cremated and his ashes were placed in
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In 1902 Masefield was put in charge of the fine arts section of the Arts and
Industrial Exhibition in Wolverhampton. By then his poems were being published in periodicals and his first collection of verse,
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Chaucer a naturalness, a lack of emphasis, a confidence that the object will not fail to make its own impression, beside which Mr Masefield's demonstration and underlining seem almost
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in Haute-Marne, serving a six-week term during the spring of 1915. He later published an account of his experiences. At about this time
Masefield moved his country retreat from Buckinghamshire to
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In 1901, when Masefield was 23, he met his future wife, Constance de la Cherois Crommelin (6 February 1867 – 18 February 1960,
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that might be used in the United States to counter German propaganda there. The resulting work,
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and suggested that he should be allowed to write a book about the failure of the
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John Masefield's England: A Study of the National Themes in His Work
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The Church and Humanity: The Life and Work of George Bell, 1883–1958
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I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
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with music by Elgar, many of Masefield's short poems were set as
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also became very important to him during this time, as well as
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Universities conferred honorary doctorates of letters on him.
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I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
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in Ledbury, Herefordshire, have been named in his honour.
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And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.
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Essay: "John Masefield 1878–1967" at the Poetry Foundation
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And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
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was needed. On the recommendation of the Prime Minister,
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From the First World War to appointment as Poet Laureate
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And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
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2254:(2003) 'John Masefield's Boxes of Delight', Chap. 5 of
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by British composers of the time. Best known by far is
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Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
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Memorial by the King on 8 June 1932. This was the ode
1912:"Self-published Blog on Masefield Biog – middle life"
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Dipping through the Tropics by the palm-green shores,
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2081:'Frederick Keel — Tomorrow' at the BBC Proms archive
1968:"Self-published Blog on Masefield Biog – Later Life"
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2314:Three plays by John Masefield on Great War Theatre
2208:A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English
2126:Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English
1661:The Conway: From Her Foundation to the Present Day
1491:Conquer: A Tale of the Nika Rebellion in Byzantium
842:That Summer's pride shall come, the Summer's rose,
426:Butting through the Channel in the mad March days,
1207:Sonnets of Good Cheer to The Lena Ashwell Players
864:After his appointment, Masefield was awarded the
739:Masefield was similarly a founding member of the
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1862:John Masefield's Letters from the Front, 1915–17
1225:Minnie Maylow's Story and Other Tales and Scenes
596:, was a success. Masefield then met the head of
412:Stately Spanish galleon coming from the Isthmus,
2212:By Harry Blamires, Taylor & Francis, p. 175
2030:. The Boydell Press. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
2013:, www.recmusic.org. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
876:, one of the only two such awards made by the
822:Is there a great green commonwealth of Thought
741:Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse
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2024:Parry to Finzi: twenty English song composers
1122:Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems with Sonnets
936:And then thank God that there's an end of me.
826:How Summer's royal progress shall be wrought,
2011:The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
832:The snowdrop of wet winters, shall be first?
1676:The Nine Days Wonder (The Operation Dynamo)
838:And in the hedge what quick agreement goes,
824:Which ranks the yearly pageant, and decides
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2296:Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
1077:The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems
844:Before the flower be on the bramble spray?
836:To hold her pride before the rattle burst?
828:By secret stir which in each plant abides?
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2196:The Wanderer - National Museums Liverpool
1806:The Cambridge Guide to English Literature
1485:Basilissa: A Tale of the Empress Theodora
834:Does spotted cowslip with the grass agree
689:) to social novels about modern England (
420:Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold moidores.
2301:Newspaper clippings about John Masefield
2112:The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry
2071:, March 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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1808:, Cambridge University Press, 1983, p571
1213:Midsummer Night and Other Tales in Verse
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432:Firewood, ironware, and cheap tin trays.
2238:. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
1837:"Self-published Blog on Masefield Biog"
1722:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1261:Gautama the Enlightened and Other Verse
1143:Reynard the Fox: or the Ghost Heath Run
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934:Or on the windy down, and let none see;
848:And each consent a lucky gasp for life?
846:Or is it, as with us, unresting strife,
840:When hawthorn blossoms redden to decay,
830:Does rocking daffodil consent that she,
810:"So Many True Princesses Who Have Gone"
385:In 1895 Masefield returned to sea on a
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1455:Victorious Troy: or The Harrying Angel
1285:Wonderings (Between One and Six Years)
1251:(With Pictures by Edward Seago) (1938)
1245:(With Pictures by Edward Seago) (1937)
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930:But burn my body into ash, and scatter
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1556:A King's Daughter: A Tragedy in Verse
1195:The Collected Poems of John Masefield
932:The ash in secret into running water,
926:Let no religious rite be done or read
510:Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
2628:Presidents of the Society of Authors
1237:A Letter from Pontus and Other Verse
2405:Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
1885:. W. Collins Sons. pp. 150–156
1818:John Masefield Society, A Biography
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928:In any place for me when I am dead,
564:Hôpital Temporaire d'Arc-en-Barrois
48:Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
16:English poet and writer (1878-1967)
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2277:The John Masefield Society website
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1587:Tristan and Isolt: A Play in Verse
982:In addition to the commission for
453:and his reading included works by
301:After an unhappy education at the
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2608:People educated at Warwick School
2603:People educated aboard HMS Conway
2568:20th-century English male writers
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1781:, Canadian Poetry, 30 March 2011.
1696:(autobiography) (Heinemann, 1966)
1449:: or When the Wolves Were Running
1362:Martin Hyde: The Duke's Messenger
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951:Masefield Centre (library and IT)
727:Encouraging the speaking of verse
60:9 May 1930 – 12 May 1967
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2350:Works by or about John Masefield
2094:'Ivor Gurney (1890–1937): Songs'
1606:Non-fiction and autobiographical
1573:(trans. from the Norwegian play
1467:The Square Peg: or The Gun Fella
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1879:"The Nostalgia of Mr Masefield"
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1519:The Tragedy of Pompey the Great
1267:Natalie Maisie and Pavilastukay
1093:Philip the King and Other Poems
784:. On Masefield's appointment,
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2151:(710): 100–101. January 1915.
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1309:The Bluebells and Other Verses
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754:Poetry Association of Scotland
370:In 1894 Masefield boarded the
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2005:For a list of settings, see:
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705:) to fantasies for children (
598:British Military Intelligence
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2623:Burials at Westminster Abbey
2100:. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
2083:. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
1667:Some Memories of W. B. Yeats
1539:Good Friday: A Play in Verse
1137:A Poem and Two Plays (1919)
1101:Salt-Water Poems and Ballads
972:Masefield's 1914 Good Friday
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2365:(public domain audiobooks)
2305:20th Century Press Archives
1315:Old Raiger and Other Verses
1255:Some Verses to Some Germans
1062:The Widow in the Bye Street
798:Master of the King's Musick
516:. Educated in classics and
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2618:Writers from Herefordshire
2593:English children's writers
2578:20th-century English poets
2234:Fraser Bragg Drew (1973).
2231:. Oxford University Press.
2225:Babington Smith, Constance
2092:Dunnett, Roderick (2009).
2063:Conor O'Callaghan (2006).
1599:Easter: A Play for Singers
1291:The Bullying of the Badger
961:John Masefield High School
857:The Story of a Round-House
648:, where Masefield took up
632:Masefield photographed by
582:submitted a report to the
428:With a cargo of Tyne coal,
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2244:(1953, rev. 1962, 1991).
2145:The North American Review
1644:The Wanderer of Liverpool
1613:Sea Life in Nelson's Time
1451:(children's novel) (1935)
1422:(children's novel) (1927)
1381:(children's novel) (1910)
1189:King Cole and Other Poems
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882:Alfred Toepfer Foundation
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416:With a cargo of diamonds,
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955:The Masefield Centre at
752:and exists today as the
2359:Works by John Masefield
2340:Works by John Masefield
2331:Works by John Masefield
2177:. See Andrew Chandler:
2052:(subscription required)
2048:First World War Studies
2042:Foreman, Lewis (2011).
1637:The Battle of the Somme
886:Royal Medals for Poetry
2598:English male novelists
2588:British Poets Laureate
2257:Boys and Girls Forever
2229:John Masefield: A Life
1938:"Shakespeare Lectures"
1773:John Coldwell Adams, "
1718:Masefield, John Edward
1694:Grace Before Ploughing
1690:(autobiography) (1952)
1394:(Wells Gardner, 1911).
1356:Multitude and Solitude
1345:(short stories) (1907)
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298:a mental breakdown.
293:Masefield was born in
37:John Masefield in 1936
2482:Alfred, Lord Tennyson
2282:John Masefield Papers
2263:Archival material at
2022:Hold, Trevor (2002).
1883:Aspects of Literature
1775:Duncan Campbell Scott
1548:(Originally known as
1439:The Taking of the Gry
1379:A Book of Discoveries
1070:Dauber: A Poem (1912)
1054:The Everlasting Mercy
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430:Road-rails, pig-lead,
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274:The Everlasting Mercy
196:John Edward Masefield
124:John Edward Masefield
2143:by John Masefield".
1779:Confederation Voices
1672:"In the Mill" (1941)
1593:The Coming of Christ
1479:Live and Kicking Ned
1321:In Glad Thanksgiving
1025:Collections of poems
907:In Glad Thanksgiving
721:The Coming of Christ
418:Emeralds, amethysts,
2613:People from Ledbury
2325:Electronic editions
2286:Harry Ransom Center
1942:The British Academy
1875:Murry, J. Middleton
1823:13 May 2007 at the
1749:"The Piper of Arll"
1447:The Box of Delights
1432:The Bird of Dawning
1386:The Street of Today
1303:The Story of Ossian
1164:Right Royal (1920)
1085:The Daffodil Fields
711:The Box of Delights
683:The Bird of Dawning
602:Battle of the Somme
542:, the first of his
269:The Box of Delights
2583:British male poets
2476:William Wordsworth
2185:a blog description
2044:'In Ruhleben camp'
1735:Salt-Water Ballads
1629:The Old Front Line
1581:Hans Wiers-Jenssen
1562:The Trial of Jesus
1546:The Tragedy of Nan
1511:The Campden Wonder
1434:(Heinemann, 1933).
1343:A Tarpaulin Muster
1279:A Generation Risen
1032:Salt-Water Ballads
1004:Salt-Water Ballads
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870:Society of Authors
733:Oxford Recitations
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606:The Old Front Line
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526:Salt-Water Ballads
518:English Literature
363:Salt-Water Ballads
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2452:William Whitehead
2335:Project Gutenberg
1724:(2004, rev. 2013)
1576:Anne Pedersdotter
1419:The Midnight Folk
1249:Tribute to Ballet
1243:The Country Scene
1114:Sonnets and Poems
1047:Ballads and Poems
919:Westminster Abbey
874:Shakespeare Prize
707:The Midnight Folk
455:George du Maurier
376:nocturnal rainbow
272:, and the poems "
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