John Drinkwater (playwright)

John Drinkwater (1 June 1882 – 25 March 1937) was an English poet and dramatist. He was known before the First World War as one of the Dymock poets; his works were included in all five volumes of Georgian Poetry (edited by Edward Marsh, 1912–1922). After the war, he gained attention as a playwright and became closely associated with Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Quotes

• In the corridors under there is nothing but sleep.
  And stiller than ever on orchard boughs they keep
  Tryst with the moon, and deep is the silence, deep
  On moon-washed apples of wonder.
  • "Moonlit Apples", st. 3, in Tides (1917), p. 42

External links

• "Birthright", in The Atlantic, vol. 118 (July 1916), p. 365