Thom Gunn
Poet, Author
1929 – 2004
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Who was Thom Gunn?
Thom Gunn, born Thomson William Gunn, was an Anglo-American poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated with The Movement and his later poetry in America, even after moving toward a looser, free-verse style. After relocating from England to San Francisco, Gunn wrote about gay-related topics—particularly in his most famous work, The Man With Night Sweats in 1992—as well as drug use, sex, and his bohemian lifestyle. He won major literary awards.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1929
Gravesend - Also known as
- Thomson William Gunn
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
English Literature
(1950 - 1953) - University College School
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Lived in
- Gravesend
(1929/08/29 - ) - Haight-Ashbury
(1960 - 2004/04/25)
- Gravesend
- Died
- Apr 25, 2004
Haight-Ashbury
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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