Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn | |
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| Born | Thomson William Gunn 29 August 1929 Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Died | 25 April 2004 (aged 74) Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | The Movement |
| Notable awards | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize David Cohen Prize Forward Prize |
| Parent | Bert Gunn (father) |
Thomson William "Thom" Gunn (29 August 1929 – 25 April 2004) was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement, and his later poetry in America, where he adopted a looser, free-verse style. He wrote about his experience moving to San Francisco from England. He received numerous literary honours. His poems are reputed to possess a restrained elegance of philosophy.