Housman

Poem of the Week No. 4: A.E. Housman

John Lundberg | Posted 11.10.2007 | Living

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John Lundberg

"To An Athlete Dying Young" is Housman's best-known poem, and you've likely come across it before. On the surface, the poem is an elegy with a straightforward theme, yet the poem's real power is beneath the surface.