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Six Poets - Biography

Biography of Poets - Group of Literary Creators who inspired British Literature of the 20th century

The Six Poets was the title that became a symbol of literary rebellion and innovation in 20th-century Britain. This group of poets, consisting of six bright talents, changed the literary picture of the country and had a huge influence on the development of poetry and prose of the century. In this biography, we look at the life and work of each of the members of the Six Poets and their contribution to world literature.

"Six Poets" was the name of a literary group consisting of the following six members:

These six talented writers gathered in London at the beginning of the 20th century and became the engines of modern poetry and literature. Together they created a literary movement that became known as modernism.

William Butler Yates, born 1865, was one of Ireland's greatest poets and a founding member of the Six Poets literary movement. His poems often reflected Irish culture and mythology, and he is considered one of the representatives of the "Celtic Renaissance" in literature.

Thomas Eliot, born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the leading figures of modernism in literature. His poems, including the famous poem "Empty Land" (1922), became symbols of difficult and difficult times of the beginning of the 20th century. Eliot won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.