Edward Thomas (poet)

Phillip Edward Thomas
Thomas in 1905
Born	(1878-03-03)3 March 1878 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Died	9 April 1917(1917-04-09) (aged 39) Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France
Pen name	Edward Thomas, Edward Eastaway
Occupation	Journalist essayist poet
Genre	Nature poetry, war poetry
Subject	Nature, war
Spouse	Helen Noble ​ (m. 1899)​
Children	3

Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was a British writer of poetry and prose. He is sometimes considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences. He only started writing poetry at the age of 36, but by that time he had already been a prolific critic, biographer, nature writer and travel writer for two decades. In 1915, he enlisted in the British Army to fight in the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, soon after he arrived in France.