Beresford, Anne (1919–)

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Beresford, Anne (1919–)

British poet. Born Anne Beresford, Sept 10, 1919, in Redhill, Surrey, England; dau. of Richard Beresford and Margaret Kent Beresford; m. Michael Hamburger (poet), 1951, remarried him, 1974.

Worked as BBC broadcaster, teacher, musician, and actress; collections of poetry include Walking Without Moving (1967), The Lair (1968), The Courtship (1972) and The Sele of the Morning (1988); collections with husband include Struck by Apollo (1965) and Words (1977).