Hilary Topham Corke (12 July 1921 – 3 September 2001) was an English writer, composer and mineralogist.
Corke was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II.
His poems appeared in Poetry Now (1956) and Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse (1962 edition). Together with Anthony Thwaite and William Plomer he edited New Poems 1961: A P.E.N Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. He died at Abinger Hammer, Surrey, aged 80.
References
- ^ Thwaite, Anthony (11 October 2001). "Hilary Corke". The Independent. Obituaries. London. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
- Hilary Corke website at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 December 2001), updated after his death
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