Lullaby
John Fuller, “Lullaby” from Collected Poems, published by Chatto & Windus. Used by permission of The Random House Group Limited, http://www.randomhouse.co.uk.
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Poet John Fuller b. 1937
POET’S REGION England
Subjects Birth & Birthdays, Living, Infancy
Occasions Birth
Poetic Terms Rhymed Stanza, Couplet
Biography
A prolific poet, novelist, children’s writer, critic, and editor, John Fuller has written or edited nearly 50 books, including more than a dozen collections of poetry. Fuller was born in Kent, England, and his father was the poet Roy Fuller. John Fuller was mentored by W.H. Auden and also influenced by Eliot, Graves, and Stevens. His poetry displays a virtuosic ease within the constraints of formal, metered verse; it is a poetry . . .
Poems by John Fuller
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SUBJECT Birth & Birthdays, Living, Infancy
POET’S REGION England
Poetic Terms Rhymed Stanza, Couplet
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