George Barker
(1913-1991)

Died aged c. 78

George Granville Barker (26 February 1913 – 27 October 1991) was an English poet, identified with the New Apocalyptics movement, which reacted against 1930s realism with mythical and surrealistic themes. His long liaison with Elizabeth Smart was the subject of her cult-novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.

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George Granville Barker (1913-91) poet was born here

116 Forest Road, Loughton, United Kingdom where they was born (1913)