George Barker (poet)

George Barker
George Barker, by Patrick Swift, c. 1960
Born	(1913-02-26)26 February 1913 Loughton, Essex, England
Died	27 October 1991(1991-10-27) (aged 78) Itteringham, Norfolk, England
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	English
Education	Regent Street Polytechnic

George Granville Barker (26 February 1913 – 27 October 1991) was an English poet. He identified with the New Apocalyptics movement, which reacted against 1930s realism with mythical and surrealistic themes. His long liaison with Elizabeth Smart was the subject of her cult-novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.