Stephen Spender Writer

Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. He was appointed the seventeenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the United States Library of Congress in 1965.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Spender Stephen Harold
Birth dateFebruary 28, 1909
Birth nameStephen Harold Spender
Birth place
England , London , Kensington
Date of deathJuly 16, 1995
Place of death
England , London , City of Westminster
Education
University College Oxford
Spouse
Natasha Spender

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