GS Fraser

About

Scottish poet, academic, and critic known for The Fatal Landscape and Other Poems (published in 1941). His other literary works include Home Town Elegy, Leaves without a Tree, and News from South America.

Before Fame

He was raised in Glasgow and Aberdeen and studied at the University of St. Andrews.

Trivia

He served in the British Army in North Africa during World War II.

Family Life

His wife was Paddy Fraser. He settled in England, where he taught for many years at the University of Leicester.

Associated With

He wrote a piece honoring T.S. Eliot for the occasion of the poet's sixtieth birthday.