"He was a poet of great power, who described the loneliness of military life in the early Forties with unique eloquence and accuracy; he wrote, too, exciting and original love poetry."
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Martin Seymour-Smith, Guide to Modern World Literature (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975) vol. 1, p. 353.
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Alun Lewis
Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 β 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet and short-story writer, often seen as one of Britain's finest Second World War poets.
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