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 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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| - Hexham, Northumberland, England
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| - Quaker graveyard at Brigflatts, Cumbria, England
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| - Basil Bunting, in a photo taken by poet and photographer Jonathan Williams
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Alma mater
| - London School of Economics
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Birth Place
| - Scotswood-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
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| - Black and white photograph of Basil Bunting, poet, in sitting position.
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Occupation
| - Poet, military intelligence analyst, diplomat, journalist
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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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