Last Poems by A. E. Housman

Alfred Edward Housman (1859–1936), commonly known as A. E. Housman, was a renowned English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems 'A Shropshire Lad.' His lyric poetry, characterized by its emotional restraint, classical allusions, and mastery of the forms and meter of traditional English folk ballads, captured the attention of readers with its depiction of the rural countrys...