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Betjeman

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Bet·je·man  (bch-mn), Sir John 1906-1984.
British poet and poet laureate (1972-1984) whose often nostalgic works, in collections such as A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1955), praise the English countryside. He also wrote widely on Victorian architecture.
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For another, Betjeman often came across as a madman--exploding with strings of profanity when, for example, he'd misplaced a pitch pipe (which he did often)--and this, coupled with his naturally distracted demeanor, made them fear him.
Black Pearls: recovered memories by Feinstein, Sascha / African American Review
She and several of her sisters - another of whom was a writer and two who were pro-Hitler fascists - were known as the ``Mitford Girls,'' immortalized in the John Betjeman poem by the same name.
JESSICA MITFORD, 78, PENNED EXPOSE ON UNDERTAKER BUSINESS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It is a poem the latter Sir John Betjeman might have written had he been holed up in Kurt Schwitters' Merzbarn for a few rainy English weeks.
How I Wrote Certain of My Books by Smith, Lee (American writer) / Artforum International
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