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1882–1937 England

John Drinkwater (1 June 1882 – 25 March 1937) was an English poet and dramatist. He was known before the First World War as one of the Dymock poets; his works were included in all five volumes of Georgian Poetry (edited by Edward Marsh, 1912–1922).

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Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality of its appeal is a matter of course.

In the corridors under there is nothing but sleep.
And stiller than ever on orchard boughs they keep
Tryst with the moon, and deep is the silence, deep
On moon-washed apples of wonder.

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