A. E. Housman English poet and scholar Alfred Edward (“A. E.”) Housman was BOTD in 1859. Born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, he was a gifted student, winning a scholarship to study classics at Oxford…

English poet, scholar and closet case A. E. Housman, best known for his poetry cycle “A Shropshire Lad”, was BOTD in 1859. #aehousman #ashropshirelad #supergays #bornonthisday

Into my heart an air that kills
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?

That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.

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I’ve got a bunners bag, tea towel and mug but I’m only just over the border #ashropshirelad #hmhb

Favourite Poems – “A Shropshire Lad” by A.E.Housman Following my posts about Kubla Khan, Because of You, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, and The Lake, this is the last post about some of my favourite poems. And it is a bit of a cheat because …

Favourite Poems – “A Shropshire Lad” by A.E.Housman

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Sounding good today! #alondonsymphony #ashropshirelad