About Cliff Ashby
Lived 1919 – 2012 (aged 92). Cliff Ashby was a poet.
J. Clifford Ashby, generally known as Cliff Ashby, (10 November 1919 – 30 April 2012
As a poet he came to light through X magazine.
His poetry collections include In the Vulgar Tongue (1968), The Dogs of Dewsbury (1976), Lies and Dreams (1980), Plain Song: Collected Poems (1985) and A Few Late Flowers (2007).
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Who was Cliff Ashby?
English poet
When was Cliff Ashby born?
Cliff Ashby was born on 10 November 1919 in Norfolk.
When did Cliff Ashby die?
Cliff Ashby died on 30 April 2012.
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Cliff Ashby was a poet.
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