George Barker

Standard Name: Barker, George

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Literary responses Kathleen Nott
In the TLSG. S. Fraser remarked that her poetry was difficult but rewarding, and likened it in different aspects to that of Dylan Thomas , George Barker , and William Empson . He concluded:...
Family and Intimate relationships Antonia White
Other lovers reputedly included George Barker , writer and journalist, Eric Siepmann (who was later married to the novelist Mary Wesley ), Jamaican sculptor Ronald Moody , and Ian Henderson .
Vaux, Anna. “Biscuits. Oh good!”. London Review of Books, pp. 32-4.
32, 33
Dunn, Jane. Antonia White: A Life. Jonathan Cape.
182-3, 184, 198

Timeline

August 1945: Canadian poet, novelist, and critic Elizabeth...

Writing climate item

August 1945

Canadian poet, novelist, and critic Elizabeth Smart published her first novel, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (written four years previously during her first pregnancy).

Texts

Jennings, Elizabeth et al. “Letters to the Editor: Future of Radio”. Times, p. 11.