Louis MacNeice

Frederick Louis MacNeice (September 12, 1907 – September 3, 1963) was a British and Irish poet and playwright. He was part of the generation of "thirties poets" which included W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and C. Day Lewis. His body of work was widely appreciated by the public during his lifetime, due in part to his relaxed but socially and emotionally aware style. Never as overtly (or simplistically) political as some of his contemporaries, his work shows a humane opposition to totalitarianism as well as an acute awareness of his Irish roots.

References

• Longley, Michael (Ed. and introduction) (1988). Louis MacNeice: Selected Poems. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-15270-8
• MacNeice, Louis (1965). The Strings are False. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-11832-1
• Stallworthy, John (1995). Louis MacNeice. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-17687-9