Summary: <strong>William Henry Davies</strong>, (born July 3, 1871, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Newport-Wales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newport</a>, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Monmouthshire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monmouthshire</a>, Wales—died Sept. 26, 1940, Nailsworth, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Gloucestershire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gloucestershire</a>, Eng.), English poet whose lyrics have a force and simplicity uncharacteristic of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/poetry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">poetry</a> of most of his Georgian contemporaries. --Bio via Britannica.com <br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
