Find out more about the greatest 20th Century British Poets, including Charles Salvador, Roald Dahl, Morrissey, Geoffrey Chaucer and Ted Hughes

Famous 20th Century British Poets

Roald DahlRoald Dahl

13 September 1916

Ted HughesTed Hughes

17 August 1930

W. H. AudenW. H. Auden

21 February 1907

Harold PinterHarold Pinter

10 October 1930

Carol Ann DuffyCarol Ann Duffy

23 December 1955

Philip LarkinPhilip Larkin

09 August 1922

Kingsley AmisKingsley Amis

16 April 1922

John BergerJohn Berger

05 November 1926

Adrian MitchellAdrian Mitchell

24 October 1932

C. Day LewisC. Day Lewis

27 April 1904

DonovanDonovan

10 May 1946

Johnny MarrJohnny Marr

31 October 1963

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Michael RosenMichael Rosen

07 May 1946

Nik KershawNik Kershaw

01 March 1958

Frieda HughesFrieda Hughes

01 April 1960

Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Zephaniah

15 April 1958

John BetjemanJohn Betjeman

28 August 1906

Oskar KokoschkaOskar Kokoschka

01 March 1886

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Diana VickersDiana Vickers

30 July 1991

Stephen SpenderStephen Spender

28 February 1909

John WebsterJohn Webster

1578 AD

Roger McGoughRoger McGough

09 November 1937

Laurie LeeLaurie Lee

26 June 1914

John TavenerJohn Tavener

28 January 1944

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Leslie BricusseLeslie Bricusse

29 January 1931

John AgardJohn Agard

21 June 1949

Jacob BronowskiJacob Bronowski

18 January 1908

Stevie SmithStevie Smith

20 September 1902

Louis MacNeiceLouis MacNeice

12 September 1907

Kenneth E. BouldingKenneth E. Boulding

18 January 1910

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Jake ThackrayJake Thackray

27 February 1938

David TibetDavid Tibet

05 March 1960

R. S. ThomasR. S. Thomas

29 March 1913

Heathcote WilliamsHeathcote Williams

15 November 1941

Thom GunnThom Gunn

29 August 1929

Tony HarrisonTony Harrison

30 April 1937

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Alasdair GrayAlasdair Gray

28 December 1934

William EmpsonWilliam Empson

27 September 1906

Roland PenroseRoland Penrose

14 October 1900

Edward BondEdward Bond

18 July 1934

Charles SalvadorCharles Salvador

06 December 1952

Al AlvarezAl Alvarez

05 August 1929

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Anna WickhamAnna Wickham

1884 AD

Robert ServiceRobert Service

16 January 1874

Anthony BlackburnAnthony Blackburn

10 February 1916

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