Person    | Male  Born 4/2/1916  Died 23/10/1995

Gavin Ewart

Categories: Poetry

Poet. Born 25 Norfolk Crescent. First published aged 17. Died at a hospice in Clapham.

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Gavin Ewart

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Gavin Ewart

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