MacNeice

American

[muhk-nees] / məkˈnis /

noun

Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.

MacNeice British

/ məkˈniːs /

noun

Louis. 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland. His works include Autumn Journal (1939) and Solstices (1961) and a translation of Agamemnon (1936)

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Ahead of Joy's Entry there is a quote from poet and playwright Louis MacNeice.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

After Auden, Eliot took on Stephen Spender and Louis MacNeice, and in 1934 proposed a book to Marianne Moore.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 23, 2019

After Thomas’s death, Elizabeth Bishop and Louis MacNeice recorded their sense of loss, in letters to Brinnin that are included in the exhibition.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2014

The title “A Time of Gifts” comes from a line of poetry by Louis MacNeice … “For now the time of gifts is gone / O boys that grow, O snows that melt.”

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2013

Louis MacNeice in Ten Burnt Offerings describes a much-loved cat, Fluid as Krishna chasing the milkmaids.

From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.

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