The Resume

(June 1, 1878-May 12, 1967)
Born in Ledbury, England, United Kingdom
Wrote the poems ‘Sea Fever,’ ‘The Everlasting Mercy,’ ‘The Widow in the Bye Street,’ ‘The Old Front Line,’ ‘Gallipoli,’ ‘Reynard the Fox,’ ‘Right Royal’ and ‘In Glad Thanksgiving’
Poet Laureate (1930-67)

Why he might be annoying:

He suffered bouts of depression.
At age 10, he tried to commit suicide by eating laurel leaves, ‘but only gave myself a horrible headache.’
Although he was known to the public for his poems about the sea, sea life did not suit him and during his second voyage as a mariner he abandoned ship in New York City.
He lived as a vagrant for several months before returning to New York City and becoming an assistant bartender.
He considered himself unworthy of the post of Poet Laureate, but accepted it anyway.

Why he might not be annoying:

His mother died when he was six, his father when he was 13.
He and his wife Constance were married for 58 years until her death.
Although he was old enough to avoid military service in World War I, he volunteered as a medical orderly.
He was the last person buried in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey.
His line ‘All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by’ was quoted in Star Trek.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• Bartenders
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 03]
• I Attempted Suicide and Screwed it Up
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 88)
• I Outlived My Child
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• I'm Buried at Westminster Abbey
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Poets
• Poets Laureate of Great Britain (Ranked: 15)
• Profiles 20001-20250 (Ranked: 20156)
• Seamen
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• World War I Ambulance Drivers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 48 Votes: 56.25% Annoying