The Resume

(July 24, 1895-December 7, 1985)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Poetry collections include 'Over the Brazier' (1916), 'Fairies and Fusiliers' (1917), 'Treasure Box' (1920), 'Mock Beggar Hall' (1924), 'Ten Poems More' (1930), 'To Whom Else?' (1931), 'No More Ghosts' (1940), 'Poems and Satires' (1951), 'The Penny Fiddle: Poems for Children' (1961), 'Man Does, Woman Is' (1964), 'Poems About Love' (1969) and 'New Collected Poems' (1977)
Wrote the novels 'I, Claudius' (1934), 'Count Belisarius' (1938), 'The Golden Fleece' (1944) and 'King Jesus' (1946)
Also wrote 'On English Poetry' (1922), 'Goodbye to All That: An Autobiography' (1929), 'The White Goddess' (1948), 'Occupation: Writer' (1950), 'The Greek Myths' (1955), 'Collected Short Stories' (1964) and 'On Poetry: Collected Talks and Essays' (1969)

Why he might be annoying:

Although he considered himself a poet first and foremost, he is best remembered for his historical novel 'I, Claudius.'
He did not care for 'I, Claudius,' and said it was written solely for financial reasons.
After breaking up with poet Laura Riding, he revised his autobiography to remove all references to her.
While collaborating with Alan Hodge on two books, he began a relationship with Hodge's wife Beryl, eventually marrying her.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was so badly wounded during the Battle of the Somme that he was mistakenly reported as dead.
'I, Claudius' inspired a critically acclaimed BBC miniseries and the Sesame Street parody 'Me, Claudius.'
He wrote, 'There is no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 8)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 12]
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 1985 (Ranked: 90)
• I Died on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7] (Ranked: 1985)
• I Have Skin Cancer [Melanoma]
• I Took a Bullet
• I was Falsely Reported Dead
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Modern Library's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century (Ranked: 41)
• Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century [1998] (Ranked: 14)
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1970s] (Ranked: 1970)
• Poets
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23144)
• Served in World War I
• Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels [Authors]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19851207)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 39 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying