Basil Bunting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Basil Bunting

poet

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1900

Place of Birth: Benwell & Scotswood, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1985

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966, generally regarded as one of the major achievements of the modernist tradition in English.
He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading poetry aloud.
He was an accomplished reader of his own work.