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Poetry Of John Oxenham - Volume 1
Bees In Amber - "For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death."
About the Author
John Oxenham was the name used by William Arthur Dunkerley for his poetry. He used the name Julian Ross for his journalism. Dunkerley was born on November 12th, 1852, in Manchester. He attended Old Trafford School and Victoria University, both in Manchester.
He married in America and lived there for a short time before returning to these shores, this time to Ealing in West London, becoming both the Deacon and teacher at Ealing Congregational Church in the 1880s. In 1913, he wrote a bestselling book of poems entitled Bees In Amber, followed by All’s Well in 1916.
As a journalist, he was a major contributor to Jerome K. Jerome’s Idler magazine. In 1922, he moved to Worthing in Sussex and became the town’s Mayor. He died in Worthing on January 23rd, 1941.
