Dennis Wilson (poet) explained
| Dennis Wilson |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1921 |
| Death Date: | 28 June 2022 |
| Occupation: | Poet |
Dennis B. Wilson (25 June 1921 – 28 June 2022) was a British poet known mainly for his writings as a soldier in World War II.
Biography
Poems he wrote during the 1944 Normandy landings were published for the first time in 2012 by Kultura Press with the assistance of Tim Crook, a researcher at Goldsmiths College who was working on a biography of Wilson's father, the writer and spy Alexander Wilson.[1] His mother was Alexander Wilson's first wife, Gladys.
He had two siblings, and has four half-siblings through his polygamous father's further three marriages.[2]
In 2018, he was depicted by the actor Patrick Kennedy in the BBC drama about Alexander Wilson, Mrs Wilson. Also appearing in the series was his real-life niece, actress Ruth Wilson, portraying her grandmother.
Wilson turned 100 in June 2021,[3] and died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 101.[4]
Publications
- Book: Wilson, Dennis . 0 . The Poetry of a Marriage . Kultura Press . 2008 . 978-0954289973.
- Book: Wilson, Dennis . 0 . Haughtyculture or the Gardening Muse. Kultura Press . 2011 . 978-0954289997.
- Book: Wilson, Dennis . 0 . Elegy of a Common Soldier and Other Poems. Kultura Press . 2012 . 978-1908842008.
- Book: Wilson, Dennis . 0 . A Celebration of Children. Kultura Press . 2012 . 978-1908842015.
- Book: Wilson, Dennis . 0 . From Bard To Verse and Poetic Epics. Kultura Press . 2012 . 978-1908842022.
Notes and References
- News: Kirby . Terry . The strange and secretive life of Alexander Wilson . . 12 December 2018.
- News: Griffiths . Eleanor Bley . What is the real-life story behind Ruth Wilson's new BBC drama Mrs Wilson? . 13 December 2018 . Radio Times . en.
- https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19427123.southampton-d-day-veteran-poet-celebrates-100th-birthday/ Southampton D-day veteran and poet celebrates 100th birthday
- Web site: Obituary – Captain Dennis B Wilson Légion d'honneur, and Honorary Fellow of the University of Southampton, 1921-2022.. 27 July 2022. kulturapress.com. 19 July 2022.
