The Resume

(August 3, 1887-April 23, 1915)
Wrote 'The Soldier,' 'The Dead,' 'The Treasure,' 'Safety,' and 'Peace'
Died from blood poisoning while serving in World War I

Why he might be annoying:

His poetry always dealt with war and death.
He found the world dark and depressing.
He did not die in combat but rather from blood poisoning.
His poetry is extremely graphic in its depiction of the violence of war.
His poems romanticize death.
His mother was very dominating with a tremendous influence on him.

Why he might not be annoying:

His poems were very patriotic.
He showed much promise as a talented writer.
Winston Churchill wrote his obituary.
He was known as one of 'the handsomest poets in Great Britain.'
He shocked readers with graphic images in his poetry, to create a picture of violence.
He attended King's College in Cambridge.
He was an 'energetic and skilled satirist.'
Researched by Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• I Attended Cambridge
• I Attended Rugby
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 27)
• I Died in 1915 (Ranked: 27)
• I Suffered Septicemia [Blood Poisoning]
• Look at Me, Hmmm, I'm Thinking
• Poets
• Pretty Boys
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15131)
• Puppy Dog Eyes
• Redheads - Male
• Served in World War I

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 41.82% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 98 Votes: 54.08% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 114 Votes: 44.74% Annoying