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Alun Lewis (July 1, 1915 - March 5, 1944), was a poet of the Anglo-Welsh school. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Anglo-Welsh literature is a term used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers, especially if they either have subject matter relating to Wales or (as in the case of Anglo_Welsh poetry in particular) are influenced by the Welsh language in terms of patterns of usage...


He was born at Aberdare in the Cynon valley, Wales. By the time he attended Cowbridge Grammar School, he was already interested in writing. He went on to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Manchester University. Although best known as a poet, his first published work was a volume of short stories, The Last Inspection (1942). He died in Burma, in the course of the Second World War campaign against the Japanese. This article is about the Welsh town. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... This article is about the year. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...


Works

  • The Last Inspection (stories) (1944)
  • Raider's Dawn and other poems (1944)
  • Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets (1945)
  • In the Green Tree (letters) (1948)

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