Humbert Wolfe

Humbert Wolfe CB CBE (5 January 1885 – 5 January 1940) was an Italian-born English poet, biographer, literary critic, translator and civil servant. Hugely popular during his own lifetime, his poems have since fallen into neglect. Quotes The children playAt hide and seekAbout the monumentTo Speke.And why should the deadExplorer mindWho has nothing to seekAnd nothing to find? "Speke", from Kensington Gardens (London: Ernest Benn, [1924] 1927) p. 50. Space is a wind that does not blowOn Betelgeuse and time – oh time – is a bird,Whose wings have never stirredThe golden avenues of leavesOn Betelgeuse. "Betelgeuse", from The Unknown Goddess (London: Methuen, [1925] 1927) p. 34. You cannot hopeto bribe or twist,thank God! theBritish journalist.But, seeing whatthe man will dounbribed, there'sno occasion to. "Over the Fire", from The Uncelestial City (London: Victor Gollancz, 1930) p. 30. External links Category:Poets from England Category:Jews from the United Kingdom Category:Biographers from England Category:Critics from England Category:Translators from England Category:Civil servants Category:1885 births Category:1940 deaths Category:People from Milan Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire