Philip Edward Thomas Research Paper

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There have been many artistically inclined people who have come along with a dream of being a very famous poet. Out of those people, some have become some of the best and well known poets of all time. Philip Edward Thomas was a man, who with hard work and dedication, became one of the best literary writers of his time. Thomas went through many obstacles in his life, one of them being his father,to get to the point he wanted to reach. By chasing his passions, Thomas had become one of the best known poets of his time. As a child, Edward Thomas was a very bright young man. Thomas was born on March 3, 1878 in Lambeth, London (poets.org). Thomas had five other brothers. On many holidays, Thomas went to Wales and Wiltshire where he was inspired …show more content…

During his time in Wales and Wiltshire, thomas often took walks in the woods and wandered through the forests. Thomas had gone to many different schools including Battersea Grammar School and St. Paul’s in London. “His father, who worked as a civil servant, wanted Thomas to enter the same field and urged his son to study for the civil service examination after leaving St. Paul’s in 1895.” (poets.org) While Thomas’s father worked as a civil servant, Thomas wanted to take up a career in literature. “Temperamentally, Edward's father was the opposite of his son, and the two disagreed on nearly all matters, including Thomas's desire for a literary career” (poetryfoundation.org). After leaving St. Pauls in 1895, Thomas using his walks in the forests and countryside as inspiration began to publish his first essays. Thomas published his first book, The Woodland Life in 1896. It was a compilation of essays that Thomas had written about his long walks in the forest. Throughout his life, Thomas continued to use the woodlands and countryside …show more content…

Because of his career choice, he began to struggle with money and to support his family. Ultimately he was forced to take other jobs rather than just writing to make ends meet. As Thomas’s work became more well-known, he supported his family through a series of reviewing positions. “He succeeded Lionel Johnson as a regular reviewer for the Daily Chronicle, reviewing contemporary poetry, reprints, criticism, and country books, but was earning less than 2 pounds a week, forcing him to sacrifice creative writing for more necessary work” (poets.org). Thomas began to write poetry in 1914 During the outbreak of World War I. During this time he met another poet, Robert Frost. Thomas and Frost had a close friendship and would work together many times on poetry. Thomas had produced his first book of verse, Six Poems. In fear critics would unfairly dismiss the book if it were published under his own name, Thomas used the nom de plume name Edward Eastaway. Thomas continued to use his pen name for many of his other books. He enlisted in the British Army in 1915 and was killed in action in 1917. Thomas’s experiences during the war, and his love of the english countryside were a major influence in all of his writings until his

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