b. 1873d. 1956
Walter De la Mare
Walter de la Mare was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist. His poetry has been set by countless American composers, including John Duke, Miriam Gideon, Lita Grier and Randall Thompson, as well as British composers like Benjamin Britten and Gerald Finzi.
Photo: Walter de la Mare, Poetry Foundation website
Audio
“Summer Evening” (from “Peacock Pie”)
Christopher Walker (tenor) & Juliana Hall (piano)1:30
“The Sea Boy” (from “Peacock Pie”)
Christopher Walker (tenor) & Juliana Hall (piano)1:08
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Related Information
Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/walter-de-la-mareWalter De la Mare Society Website
walterdelamare.co.ukProject Gutenberg
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1108Songs
5 Songs For Children1999Lita GrierEdna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Walter De la Mare, Christina Rossetti, Emily Huntington MillerA Midget1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareAutumn1983 · Wing’d HourMiriam GideonWalter De la MareAlice Rodd1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareAnn Poverty1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareBe Very Quiet Now1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareBells and Grass1989Juliana HallWalter De la MareEight Epitaphs1939Theodore ChanlerWalter De la MareFive Songs for SopranoGeorge Frederick McKayWalter De la Mare, AnonymousI Watched the Lady Caroline1961John Woods DukeWalter De la MareNo Voice to Scold1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MarePeacock Pie1989Juliana HallWalter De la MareSilver1961John Woods DukeWalter De la MareSomeone1999 · 5 Songs For ChildrenLita GrierWalter De la MareSusannah Fry1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareThomas Logge1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareThree Sisters1939 · Eight EpitaphsTheodore ChanlerWalter De la MareWinter Windows1989Juliana HallWalter De la Mare, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sheet Music
The Songs of John Duke
John Duke
The Babe
The Bird
Little Elegy
Loveliest of Trees
February Twilight
A Piper
I Watched The Lady Caroline
Peggy Mitchell
When I Was One-And-Twenty
April Elegy
Elaine
Fragment
The Grunchin' Witch
Here In This Spot With You
I Can't Be Talkin' Of Love
I Carry Your Heart
I Ride The Great Black Horses
The Last Word Of A Bluebird
Shelling Peas
The White Dress
The Bird
Little Elegy
Loveliest of Trees
February Twilight
A Piper
I Watched The Lady Caroline
Peggy Mitchell
When I Was One-And-Twenty
April Elegy
Elaine
Fragment
The Grunchin' Witch
Here In This Spot With You
I Can't Be Talkin' Of Love
I Carry Your Heart
I Ride The Great Black Horses
The Last Word Of A Bluebird
Shelling Peas
The White Dress
High
The Songs of John Duke
John Duke
The Babe
The Bird
Little Elegy
Loveliest of Trees
February Twilight
A Piper
I Watched The Lady Caroline
Peggy Mitchell
When I Was One-And-Twenty
April Elegy
Elaine
Fragment
The Grunchin' Witch
Here In This Spot With You
I Can't Be Talkin' Of Love
I Carry Your Heart
I Ride The Great Black Horses
The Last Word Of A Bluebird
Shelling Peas
The White Dress
The Bird
Little Elegy
Loveliest of Trees
February Twilight
A Piper
I Watched The Lady Caroline
Peggy Mitchell
When I Was One-And-Twenty
April Elegy
Elaine
Fragment
The Grunchin' Witch
Here In This Spot With You
I Can't Be Talkin' Of Love
I Carry Your Heart
I Ride The Great Black Horses
The Last Word Of A Bluebird
Shelling Peas
The White Dress
Low
Wing’d Hour
Miriam Gideon
1. Silent Noon
2. My Heart is like a Singing Bird
3. Autumn
2. My Heart is like a Singing Bird
3. Autumn
High