Bernard Moore | |
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Born | Samuel Syrus Hunt 1873 Greenwich[1] |
Died | 1953 (aged 79–80) Hemel Hempstead[2] |
Occupation | Teacher[3] |
Genre | Cornish Poem, War Poem |
Spouse | Edith Emily Parsons (1901 - his death)[4] |
Samuel Syrus Hunt (1873–1953) wrote poetry under the pseudonym Bernard Moore. He had six books published of both his own and collected works beginning in 1914. His subject was mainly Cornwall, in particular its fishermen but he also wrote war poetry. Many of his poems are written in the Cornish dialect. He also collected some Cornish songs. He is best known for his poem 'Travelling' which contrasts the sights and sounds of a railway journey through grimy urban London with the tranquility of one on the rural Looe Valley Line.