b. 1878d. 1967
John Masefield
John Edward Masefield was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. Charles Griffes and Sidney Homer are among the American composers who set Masefield’s poems.
Photo: John Masefield, taken by E.O. Hoppe, ca. 1915.
Related Information
Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/john-masefieldEncyclopedia Britannica
britannica.com/biography/John-Masefield-British-poetProject Gutenberg
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/582Video
Sheet Music
Selected Songs by Elinor Remick Warren
Elinor Remick Warren
Includes Singing Earth, If You Have Forgotten, Lonely Roads, Sailing Homeward