Birth date: 
1887
Death date: 
1915
Birth town: 
Warwickshire
Country: 
England

A man of great physical beauty by reputation, Rupert Brooke was born in Rugby, Warwickshire where he attended the local school. He then gained entry into King's College, Cambridge (1905-11) where he became a Fellow in 1912. He travelled extensively and wrote many travel letters for the 'Westminster Gazette', London (1912-13). At the start of the First World War in 1914, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He saw action at Antwerp which inspired the writing of five passionately patriotic sonnets, the last of them being The Soldier. He was at the height of his fame when he died during the war aged twenty-seven. He had been on his way to serve in the Dardanelles when he died of blood poisoning at Scyros and was buried there.

Poems by this Poet

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1914 I Peace 30 July 2013
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1914 II Safety 30 July 2013
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1914 III The Dead 30 July 2013
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1914 IV The Dead 30 July 2013
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1914 V The Soldier 30 July 2013
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A Channel Passage 31 May 2013
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A Channel Passage 19 May 2014
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A Letter to a Live Poet 29 November 2013
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A Letter to a Live Poet 3 June 2013
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A Memory 19 May 2014
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