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John Edgell Rickwood

I lived from 1898-1982. I was from England, and am in the English category.

John Edgell Rickwood, born in Colchester England in 1898. His Father was a librarian. John fought in World War 1 before beginning his studies at Pembroke College in Oxford. He was later to become Editor and reviewer of: Calendar of Modern Letters, New Statesman, Time Literary Supplement.

He published 6 volumes of poetry, essays and opinions from 1921-31 and again 1931-78.


WORKS:
Behind the Eyes (1921) poems
Rimbaud: The Boy and the Poet (1924)
Invocation to Angels (1928) poems
Scrutinies By Various Writers (1928) editor
Scrutinies Volume II (1931) editor
Love One Another (1929) Mandrake Press
Poet Under Saturn. The Tragedy of Verlaine by Marcel Coulon (1932) translator
A handbook of freedom: a record of English democracy through twelve centuries (1939) Co-editor with Jack Lindsay
Collected Poems (1947)
Radical Squibs and Loyal Ripostes: a collection of satirical pamphlets of the Regency period 1819-1821 (1971) editor
Essays and Opinions Volume 1: 1921-31
Literature and Society: Essays and Opinions, vol.2 1931-1978 (1978)
Twittingpan and Some Others (1981) poems
Fifty Poems, A Selection by Edgell Rickwood with Introduction by Roy Fuller

My poetry

  • Trench Poets
    I knew a man, he was my chum,
    but he grew blacker every day,
    24 lines
  • War and Peace
    In sodden trenches I have heard men speak,
    Though numb and wretched, wise and witty things;
    14 lines
  • Intimacy
    Since I have seen you do those intimate things
    That other men but dream of; lull asleep
    16 lines
  • Regret For The Passing Of The Entire Scheme Of Things
    Now in the midst of Summer stay the mind
    Whilst flowers hold their stony faces- up
    14 lines
  • Cascade
    Lovers may find similitudes
    To that sweet babbling girlish noise
    34 lines

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