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Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a significant British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966. He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading poetry aloud. He was an accomplished reader of his own work, and a born modernist.

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  • Basil Bunting
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  • Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a significant British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966. He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading poetry aloud. He was an accomplished reader of his own work, and a born modernist.
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  • "Briggflatts"
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Birth Date
  • 1900-03-01(xsd:date)
death place
  • Hexham, Northumberland, England
Name
  • Basil Bunting
resting place
  • Quaker graveyard at Brigflatts, Cumbria, England
Caption
  • Basil Bunting, in a photo taken by poet and photographer Jonathan Williams
Alma mater
  • London School of Economics
Birth Place
  • Scotswood-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
death date
  • 1985-04-17(xsd:date)
Image size
  • 200(xsd:integer)
Citizenship
  • British
Alt
  • Black and white photograph of Basil Bunting, poet, in sitting position.
Occupation
  • Poet, military intelligence analyst, diplomat, journalist
Birth name
  • Basil Cheesman Bunting
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  • Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a significant British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966. He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading poetry aloud. He was an accomplished reader of his own work, and a born modernist.
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