Word: lyricist
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Dates: during 1922-1922
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John Freeman, copious and intricate lyricist, won with his "Poems New and Old" the Hawthornden Prize for 1920. He is a rare poet, and aloof poet, and it is not surprising that he is so little known in this country. His poems are often involved, often difficult, and often demand a re-reading. But his work has nearly always subtle turns of thought and touches of startling beauty. Few poets have his wonderful, uncanny feeling about trees...