Jenny Joseph

Poet

Birthday May 7, 1932

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jan 8, 2018 (85)

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About

One of Britain's most-loved poet who became known for a popular 1961 poem entitled "Warning." Her award-winning poetry collections include Unlooked-for Season and Rose in the Afternoon.

Before Fame

She published her first poems in the 1950s. Early in her literary career, she also wrote for The Oxford Mail and The Bedfordshire Times.

Trivia

She worked for a time as a journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Family Life

She lived in Birmingham, England before relocating to Oxford to study at St. Hilda's College.

Associated With

She was born just two years after fellow British poet Elaine Feinstein.