Dannie Abse
Dannie Abse · Arts & Literature
Poet / lyricist
1923, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom — 2014, London, United Kingdom
Wales · England
Dannie Abse is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
Dannie Abse was a Welsh poet and physician whose work drew on his double life as a doctor and writer and on his Jewish and Welsh heritage. Author of many acclaimed collections and the memoir-novel Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve, he became a beloved figure in British letters and was appointed CBE. Abse was Jewish, born into a Cardiff family, and Jewish themes recur throughout his poetry.
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Poet / lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
