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Thom Gunn (August 29 1929 - April 25 2004) was a British poet.
Life
He was born Thomson William Gunn in Gravesend, Kent. In his youth, he attended University College School in Hampstead, London. Later, he read English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduated in 1953, and published his first collection of verse, Fighting Terms, the following year. He died in his sleep in San Francisco, where he had lived since 1960.
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RT @poem_tweet: THOM GUNN-THE MAN WITH NIGHT SWEATS "I wake up cold, I who/ Prospered through dreams of heat/ Wake to their residue ⦠" ...
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RT @poem_tweet: THOM GUNN-THE MAN WITH NIGHT SWEATS "I wake up cold, I who/ Prospered through dreams of heat/ Wake to their residue … " ...
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THOM GUNN-THE MAN WITH NIGHT SWEATS "I wake up cold, I who/ Prospered through dreams of heat/ Wake to their residue ⦠" http://bit.ly/6YeJi3
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THOM GUNN-THE MAN WITH NIGHT SWEATS "I wake up cold, I who/ Prospered through dreams of heat/ Wake to their residue … " http://bit.ly/6YeJi3
Reading 'Selected Poems' of Thom Gunn
MermaidMoon (MermaidMoon) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:26:29 -0000
Reading 'Selected Poems' of Thom Gunn
Erotic Balance - A review by Robert Potts of Thom Gunn's Boss Cupid.
Painting by Vuillard - Poem by Thom Gunn.
Meta Description: [ Poem by Thom Gunn about a Vuillard painting he saw at the National Gallery, from the Fall 1999 issue of The Threepenny Review ]
The Man with Night Sweats - Thom Gunn's book reviewed by David Ferry.
Thom Gunn - The Academy of American Poets - Biography, photograph, and selected poems.
Thom Gunn in conversation with James Campbell - Extracts from a radio interview.
Meta Description: [ Life and career of Thom Gunn - poet. ]
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