W.H. Davies (1871 1940) was popularly though reductively known as the tramp-poet due to his remarkable journey from vagrancy, in Britain and the United States, to considerable literary success. Discovered in part by Edward Thomas, who admired his poetry, Davies became a prolific memoirist and occasional writer of fiction, criticism and drama. He is now known almost exclusively for a handful of poems and for his memoir "The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp"; his other writing has long been out of print. This book collects generous selections from Davies s prose memoir, poetry, and critical...
W.H. Davies (1871 1940) was popularly though reductively known as the tramp-poet due to his remarkable journey from vagrancy, in Britain and the Unite...