Pollock, Walter Herries (M)

Surname: Pollock
Forename(s): Walter Herries
b. 21 February 1850. d. 21 February 1926. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, fiction writer, and journalist. Alternative signature: W. H. Pollock. Pseudonym: W. H. P. The second son of Sir William Frederick Pollock, 2nd Baronet. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Called to the bar in 1874. Lectured at the Royal Institution in London. Married Emma Jane Pipon on 11 January 1876. Editor of the Saturday Review (1884-1894), through which he became close friends with Andrew Lang, Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Egerton Castle, W. E. Henley, and Henry Irving. Contributed to Longman’s. Poetry volumes include Songs and Rhymes: English and French (1882), and Verses of Two Tongues (1884). Biographical information: Wikipedia (11 March 2020). (JS)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 50
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Lalage 1869-08 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14415
Below the Heights 1869-10 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14418
“Amour Qui Sourit Caché” 1871-07 The Dark Blue Poet 188
Raindrops 1871-09 The Dark Blue Poet 597
A Conquest 1871-11 The Dark Blue Poet 608
“Come” 1871-12 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14430
A Kiss 1872-01 The Dark Blue Poet 625
Heidelberg. On the Terrace 1872-12 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14443
Moussirender Rheinwein 1875-04 Temple Bar Poet 17507
An Answer 1875-04 Temple Bar Poet 17508
A Sketch 1875-05 Temple Bar Poet 17511
Song 1875-07 Temple Bar Poet 17512
A Song of the Ice 1876-01 Temple Bar Poet 17529
Now and Then 1876-08 Temple Bar Poet 17556
At Her Feet 1878-07 Temple Bar Poet 17626
A Continuation 1878-08 Temple Bar Poet 17630
Memory 1878-12 Temple Bar Poet 17644
A Bouquet 1879-10 Temple Bar Poet 17679
An October Night 1880-08 Temple Bar Translator 17701
Love Song 1880-10 Temple Bar Poet 17707
Dreams 1882-10 Temple Bar Poet 17765
Serenade 1883-05 Temple Bar Poet 17785
A Song of Battle 1885-02 Temple Bar Poet 17842
Inscribed in a Visitor’s Book 1885-11 Temple Bar Poet 17858
Mr. Irving’s Mephistopheles 1886-03 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18735
A Ruined Library 1886-06 Temple Bar Poet 17874
Miss Ellen Terry’s Gretchen 1886-12 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18762
The Idol 1890-01 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18896
Rizzio to Mary Stuart 1890-03 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18905
Love’s Silence 1891-03 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18942
A Kiss 1891-07 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18957
My Saint 1892-08 Longman’s Magazine Poet 18989
Adieu! 1893-02 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19005
Reflection and Presage 1893-08 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19016
An Eton “Vale.” (Written for a Young Friend) 1894-01 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19033
Illud Triste Vale 1895-12 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19086
Love’s Conquest 1896-03 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19092
The Flight of a Soul 1898-01 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19127
Love’s Life 1898-03 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19135
The Heart of Memory 1898-03 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19136
The Birds’ Evensong. (Faithfully Reported into English) 1898-07 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19145
Life and Love 1899-01 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19167
The Birds’ Matins—May 1899-06 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19179
Sealed Orders 1899-07 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19181
Stay! 1899-10 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19184
King Olaf’s Sword 1900-04 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19189
My Starlings—April 1900-06 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19193
My Lady 1901-02 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19200
The Birds’ Good-bye 1901-05 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19204
The Birds’ Bath 1901-09 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19208