David Emery Gascoyne (1916-2001), Poet

Sitter in 7 portraits
Gascoyne published his first volume of verse, Roman Balcony (1932), at the age of 16 and went on to become a champion of Surrealism and the translator of a number of French Surrealist poets. His own long poem, Night Thoughts, was commissioned and broadcast by the BBC in 1955.