Gerard John Benson (9 April 1931 – 28 April 2014) was an English Quaker poet, teacher, and author. His mother separated from his father Arthur Benson, and he was raised by a family of Christian fundamentalists for the first ten years of his life, thinking they were his parents. Then his mother Eileen married the Romanian-born émigré composer Francis Chagrin and he went to live with them.[1]
Benson died on 28 April 2014, aged 83. Shortly before his death, the 83-year-old had recently returned from the BBC in London where he had made recordings of his poetry for the Poetry Archive.[2][4]
^ abJudith Chernaik and Michael Rosen (26 May 2014). "Gerard Benson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ abGriffiths, Kathie (3 May 2014). "Tributes paid to our poet laureate Gerard Benson". Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^"Gerard Benson: Award-winning writer and teacher who played a central role in the Poems on the Underground scheme". The Independent. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^Sansom, Ann & Peter (1 May 2014). "Gerard Benson". The Poetry Business. Bank Street Arts. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
External linksedit
Notice of death of Gerard Benson, poetrylibrary.org.uk; accessed 5 May 2014.
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