thumb|240px|Dymock village centre, 2011

The Dymock poets were a literary group of the early 20th century who made their homes near the village of Dymock in Gloucestershire, in England, near to the border with Herefordshire.

Significant figures and events

thumb|240px|Clump of [[Pinus nigra|Corsican pine trees on May Hill – Robert Frost and Edward Thomas walked here, and Frost and his wife could see it from their cottage, "Little Iddens". It was here that Thomas began writing his poem "Words".]]

The 'Dymock Poets' are generally held to have comprised Robert Frost, Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and John Drinkwater, some of whom lived near the village in the period between 1911 and 1914. Eleanor Farjeon, who was involved with Edward Thomas, also visited. The group published their own quarterly, titled New Numbers, containing poems such as Brooke's "The Soldier", published in 1915. Abercrombie was the first to establish himself in the area arriving at the "Gallows" in Ryton in 1911. He was followed by the Gibson arriving in 1914 at The Old Nailshop Greenway Cross. Frost and his family followed moving into Little Iddens also in 1914. The others were visitors.

During the First World War Edward Thomas joined the army, on 19 July 1915, with the initial rank of private. After two years he was promoted to second lieutenant During the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy, Frost recited his poem "The Gift Outright",

References

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090521155638/http://resources.glos.ac.uk/departments/lis/archives/collections/gpwa/dymock.cfm Dymock Poets Archive] University of Gloucestershire Archives and Special Collections
  • The Friends of the Dymock Poets
  • Dymock Community Website
  • The Edward Thomas Fellowship