John Masefield

John Masefield
John Masefield in 1936
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
In office
9 May 1930 – 12 May 1967
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Elizabeth II
Preceded byRobert Bridges
Succeeded byCecil Day-Lewis
Personal details
Born
John Edward Masefield

(1878-06-01)1 June 1878
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Died12 May 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 88)
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationPoet, writer
AwardsShakespeare Prize (1938)
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John Edward Masefield OM (/ˈmsˌfld, ˈmz-/; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever".