John Masefield

1878 - 1967

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country of citizenship: United Kingdom

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Warwick School

occupation: poet, writer, children's writer, journalist, novelist

award received: Order of Merit

position held: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom

John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems The Everlasting Mercy and "Sea-Fever". Source: Wikipedia (en)