Charles Tomlinson

Alfred Charles Tomlinson (8 January 1927 – 22 August 2015) was an English poet, translator, academic, and illustrator. He was born in Penkhull, and grew up in Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Quotes Next we come in contact with what's called a sheath. Though it helps repulse VD and Aids and sharp teeth, I will stand up to state that this method's the worst: I'd strangle the geezer who thought of it first and each time I'm in one I pray it will burst. "The Penis Poem"; an extract in Fiona Pitt Kethley, ed., The Literary Companion to Sex: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry (New York: Random House, 1992), p. 414 External links Category:Poets from England Category:Translators from England Category:Academics from England Category:Illustrators from England Category:1927 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:University of London alumni