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    Dauber: A Poem
    Dauber: A Poem
    Dauber: A Poem
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    Dauber: A Poem

    By John Masefield

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    "Dauber: A Poem" by John Masefield
    John Edward Masefield OM was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate. This poem is considered by many to be a magnificent spiritual vision of life. The poem is a masterpiece thanks to its pictures of the storm, the sea-night, the ship entering the calm bay at day-dawn. The poem tells of a painter whose heart's desire is to portray the sea as it really is.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 19, 2019
    ISBN4064066151119
    Dauber: A Poem
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    John Masefield

    John Masefield was a well-known English poet and novelist. After boarding school, Masefield took to a life at sea where he picked up many stories, which influenced his decision to become a writer. Upon returning to England after finding work in New York City, Masefield began publishing his poetry in periodicals, and then eventually in collections. In 1915, Masefield joined the Allied forces in France and served in a British army hospital there, despite being old enough to be exempt from military service. After a brief service, Masefield returned to Britain and was sent overseas to the United States to research the American opinion on the war. This trip encouraged him to write his book Gallipoli, which dealt with the failed Allied attacks in the Dardanelles, as a means of negating German propaganda in the Americas. Masefield continued to publish throughout his life and was appointed as Poet Laureate in 1930. Masefield died in 1967 the age of 88.

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