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Rudyard Kipling (Nobel Prize Winning English Poet 1865 - 1936)
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Rudyard Kipling (Nobel Prize Winning English Poet 1865 - 1936)
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Born Joseph Rudyard Kipling in Bombay, India (December 30, 1865) Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his childhood and adult life in England and America, but traveled back to India and to South Africa as a journalist.
He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story." His children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; His best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift. He published his most memorable works The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book in 1894 and 1895 respectively.
Kipling had thus far refused many awards and honours including that of England’s Poet Laureate but in 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature “in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author.”
Rudyard Kipling died of a hemorrhage on 18 January 1936 in London, and his ashes are interred in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey, London, England near to T. S. Eliot. From his poem “Recessional” -- Lest we forget is now a popular epitaph used by many including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (est.1917) which Kipling worked as literary adviser for during World War I.
This was none of the good Lord’s pleasure,
For the Spirit He breathed in Man is free;
But what comes after is measure for measure,
And not a God that afflicteth thee.
As was the sowing so the reaping
Is now and evermore shall be.
Thou art delivered to thine own keeping
Only Thyself hath afflicted thee!
Tribute.
Interestingly posh, simple and
burgeoning truth like a rose bud.
Stated with enhanced savoirfaire;
Your delicate soul on the mind.
Yay! That we may take heed and
interestingly note the wabi-sabi
aesthetic of Kiplings Polyantha.
I didn't know much about Kipling, other than he wrote The Jungle Book. I had no idea he'd written poems, so beautiful and frank, or that Lest we forget came from him. I read the biography and the poems and was so impressed by his work! It's no wonder he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature!
Thanks for taking the time to post this, Jacquii!
hugs,
Gail
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