Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

An influential, and yet often overlooked, leader of the Georgian poetry movement, English writer Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878-1962) left his mark with such works as The Stonefolds (1907) and his inclusion in the Georgian Poetry anthology.

Gibson is known for his attention to simplicity and realism, rather than romanticism and extravagance. Gisbon wrote about the working class, and he developed an interest in industry, policemen, and farmers. In effect, Gibson wrote with the goal of making poetry something everyone could enjoy.

Gibson was also a soldier in World War I, and later wrote about his war experiences. Gibson was also an editor and a playwright, having dabbled in “poetic drama.” Of such “poetic drama” and the theatre, Gibson said: “‘. . . I feel confident that poetic drama is the art of the future ­­­­-- only I feel that whatever gift I have is more suited to make its appeal from the intimate pages of a book than from the boards of a theatre.’”

Source citation:

Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2004. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: The Gale Group. 2004.