Elma Mitchell
Encyclopedia
Elma Mitchell is a British poet
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, where she took a first in English in 1941.
She went on to take a diploma in librarianship at University College London
She worked as a librarian and information officer for the BBC (1941–43).
She moved to the Buckland St Mary
, Somerset
, and worked as a freelance writer.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Life
She won a scholarship to Somerville College, OxfordSomerville College, Oxford
Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there...
, where she took a first in English in 1941.
She went on to take a diploma in librarianship at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
She worked as a librarian and information officer for the BBC (1941–43).
She moved to the Buckland St Mary
Buckland St Mary
Buckland St Mary is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated to the west of Ilminster and south of Taunton in the South Somerset district, close to the A303. The village has a population of 559...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, and worked as a freelance writer.