About
British poet and novelist known for Thirty Preliminary Poems and The Dead Seagull, among other works. He also published a 1965 autobiography entitled The True Confession of George Barker.
Before Fame
He was raised by a British father and an Irish mother. His younger brother Kit became a painter.
Trivia
He taught literature at Japan's Tohoku University for several years.
Family Life
He had fifteen children, some of whom were the offspring of his first and second wives, Jessica and Elspeth Barker, or of his long-time mistress Elizabeth Smart.
Associated With
Some of his early work was published by T.S. Eliot.
