Alun Lewis (poet)
Alun Lewis | |
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| Born | 1 July 1915 Cwmaman, Wales |
| Died | 5 March 1944 (aged 28) Burma |
| Occupation | Writer, teacher, soldier |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Period | 1942–1944 |
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| Spouse |
Gweno Lewis
(m. 1941, died) |
Alun Lewis (1 July 1915 – 5 March 1944) was a Welsh poet. He is one of the best-known English-language war poets of the Second World War. His poetry centres around a "recurring obsession with the themes of isolation and death."