Dowson, Ernest (M)

b. 2 August 1867. d. 23 February 1900. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and translator. Educated at Queen’s College, Oxford, from 1886 to 1888, but did not take a degree. Member of the Rhymers’ Club along with Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley, Lionel Pigot Johnson, and W. B. Yeats. Publications include *Dilemmas* (1895), *The Pierrot of the Minute: a Dramatic Phantasy in One Act* (1897), and *Decorations* (1899). Contributor to *Yellow Book*, *The Savoy*, and *Century Guild Hobby Horse*. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (SCM)

Poems associated with this person

Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
“Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae” 1891-04 The Century Guild Hobby Horse Poet 8924
Fleur de la Lune 1891-10 The Century Guild Hobby Horse Poet 8925
The Carmelite Nuns of the Perpetual Adoration 1891-10 The Century Guild Hobby Horse Poet 8926
Amor Umbratilis 1891-10 The Century Guild Hobby Horse Poet 8927
The Dead Child 1893-02 Atalanta Poet 2254
On a Breton Cemetery 1897 Pageant Poet 1135