Group    From 1890  To 1895

Rhymers' Club

Categories: Poetry

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The Rhymers' Club met at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese where they read their poems aloud, criticised each other's work and published together. Members included: Yeats, Arthur Symons, Richard Le Gallienne, Ernest Dowson.

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Rhymers' Club

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Wine Office Court

The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...

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Ernest Dowson

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Eva Gore-Booth

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