MacNeice

American  

[muhk-nees] / məkˈnis /

noun

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

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MacNeice British  

/ məkˈniːs /

noun

1. 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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MacNeice

Auden enjoyed collaborations, frequently teaming up with friends, including the playwright and novelist Christopher Isherwood and the poet Louis MacNeice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Amid the fug of confusion, MacNeice pulled up replay after replay for Berry to look at and - eureka! - appeared to be leading Berry in the direction of try.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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

I continue to be inspired by Auden, Stevens, Bishop, MacNeice, Marianne Moore, Dylan Thomas, etc., the list goes on, but I don’t often read them.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2015

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 W. G. Archer

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