Stephen Spender

English poet and man of letters.

Born February 28th, 1909 in Kensington. [ref]

Died July 16th, 1995 at 86 years old in London. [ref]

Occupations
essayist, journalist, literary critic, poet, translator, university teacher, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan