Zbigniew Herbert

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Poet Zbigniew Herbert studied commerce, law and philosophy. He had a number of jobs, including accountancy, banking and industrial design. He was a frequent visitor to the UK after 1956, the year in which his first collection of poetry appeared. His 'Selected Poems' appeared in Penguin's 'Modern European Poets' series in 1968, and his reputation was established in the UK through the support of critic Al Alvarez. His poems are based around cultural references presented in dignified but austere language.

Herbert, Zbigniew

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Janet Seymour-Smith

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Translator and classical scholar Janet Seymour-Smith studied Latin, Greek, ancient history and philosophy at Somerville College, Oxford, England. She married poet Martin Seymour-Smith in 1952 in Mallorca, where the couple were living with Robert Graves. She taught Latin to Graves' son, and also assisted Graves with 'The Greek Myths.' She inspired many of her husband's poems, and had many other admirers, whom she treated with tact and tenderness.

Translators (Persons), Glanville, Janet de

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Martin Seymour-Smith

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Poet and writer Martin Seymour-Smith developed a friendship with poet Robert Graves at an early age. This friendship was to benefit both men, and Graves treated Seymour-Smith as an equal. Seymour-Smith gained the attention of other independent poets with his first books of verse, which were published in pamphlet form in the 1950s. He regarded himself as belonging to a tradition of English poetry, but did not actively seek poetic fame.

Seymour-Smith, Martin

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