Hilary Corke
Hilary Topham Corke (12 July 1921 – 3 September 2001) was an English writer, composer and mineralogist.
Corke was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II.[1]
His poems appeared in Poetry Now (1956) and Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse (1962 edition). Together with Anthony Thwaite and William Plomer he edited New Poems 1961: A P.E.N Anthology of Contemporary Poetry.[1] He died at Abinger Hammer, Surrey, aged 80.
References
- ^ a b Thwaite, Anthony (11 October 2001). "Hilary Corke". The Independent, Obituaries. London. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
- Hilary Corke website at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 December 2001), updated after his death
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