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George Barker (poet)
English poet (1913–1991)
For other people named George Barker, see George Barker (disambiguation).
George Granville Barker (26 February 1913 – 27 October 1991) was an Englishpoet.
He identified with the New Apocalyptics movement, which reacted against 1930s realism with mythical and surrealistic themes. His long liaison with Elizabeth Smart was the subject of her cult-novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.
Life and work
George Barker was born on 26 February 1913 in Loughton, Essex, a stone's throw from Epping Forest. His father, George Barker (1879–1965), who had worn many hats from a temporary police constable to a butler at Gray's Inn,[1][2] brought to the family a history of military service, having risen to the rank of Major during World War I.
Marion Frances (1881–1953), née Taaffe, his mother, hailed from Mornington, County Meath. It was in Chelsea, London, at the age of six months,[3][4&#
