A. E. Housman -

Although he was from Worcestershire, he used the Shropshire hills as a symbolic backdrop for his "Shropshire Lad" persona.

His most famous work, consisting of 63 poems that evoke a nostalgic "land of lost content". a. e. housman

An influential lecture where he argued that poetry should be felt physically rather than just understood intellectually. Defining Themes & Style Although he was from Worcestershire, he used the