James Reeves

James Reeves

James Reeves was born in 1909 in Middlesex and educated at Stowe and Jesus College, Cambridge. He started his career as a teacher. He retired from his career in 1952 and became a full time writer.

The real name of James Reeves was John Morris. He was a British writer well-known for his poetry and contribution to children’s literature and the literature of collected traditional songs.

As a poet he , contributed a lot to Modern English Literature. Some examples of his works are, ‘Songs for six Pence”, “The imprisoned Sea”, “The wondering Moon”, “The talking Skull” and “The Sea”.

He was died in 1978.