| 词条 | Sidney Keyes |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|05|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1943|04|29|1922|05|27|df=yes}} | death_place = Tunisia | occupation = | education = | alma_mater = University of Oxford | influences = | awards = Hawthornden Prize }} Sidney Arthur Kilworth Keyes (27 May 1922 – 29 April 1943, Tunisia) was an English poet of World War II. LifeEarly years and educationKeyes was born May 27, 1922.[1] His mother died shortly afterwards and he was raised by his paternal grandparents.[2] Keyes started writing poetry when still very young, with Wordsworth, Rilke and Jung among his main influences.[2] He attended Dartford Grammar School and then boarded at Tonbridge School (Hillside, 1935-1940) during his secondary education, after which he won a history scholarship to Queen's College, Oxford.[2][2] While at college, Keyes wrote the only two books of his lifetime, The Cruel Solstice and The Iron Laurel.[3] During his time in Oxford, Keyes fell in love with the young German artist Milein Cosman, but his love was not returned. He also befriended fellow poets John Heath-Stubbs and Michael Meyer, edited The Cherwell magazine, and formed a dramatic society.[2] The Iron Laurel was published in 1942, when Keyes was 20 years old. His poetry was also published in the New Statesman, The Listener and other poetry journals.[2]Military serviceKeyes left Oxford and joined the army in April 1942,[4] entering active service that same year.[5] He was sent with the Queens Own West Kent Regiment to fight in the Tunisia Campaign of World War II in March 1943.[2][6] Prior to his service, Keyes had already written more than half of the 110 poems that would later be gathered in The Collected Poems of Sidney Keyes.[4] During combat, he was reported to have continued writing poetry. However, these works have not survived.[7] DeathKeyes fought and died in action on 29 April 1943, covering his platoon's retreat during a counter-attack,[2] shortly before his 21st birthday.[6] It has also been stated that he died at the hands of the enemy, following his capture.[8] RecognitionIn 1943, Keyes was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for The Cruel Solstice and The Iron Laurel.[9] He has been described as one of the outstanding poets of the Second World War.[10] Footnotes1. ^Kendall 2009, p. 398 2. ^Berryman 1947, p. 510 3. ^Dickey 2004, p. 256 4. ^1 Hynes 1990, p. 298 5. ^Dickey 2004, p. 259 6. ^1 Kendall 2006, p. 185 7. ^Kendall 2009, p. 401 8. ^Michael L. Meyer, introduction to Keyes, Collected Poems Routledge (1945). 9. ^{{cite web|last=Moseley|first=Merritt|title=The Hawthornden Prize|url=http://facstaff.unca.edu/moseley/hawthorn.html|publisher=University of North Carolina|accessdate=16 May 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409213015/http://facstaff.unca.edu/moseley/hawthorn.html|archivedate=9 April 2011|df=}} 10. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|title=Sidney Keyes (1922-1943)|url=http://www.warpoets.org/poets/sidney-keyes-1922-1943/|website=The War Poet Association|accessdate=4 November 2016}} Bibliography
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