John Betjeman

Sir John Betjeman, CBE (/ˈbɛtʃəmən/; 28 Agustus 1906 – 19 Mei 1984) adalah seorang penyair, penulis dan penyiar asal Inggris yang menyebut dirinya dalam Who's Who sebagai seorang "penyair dan retas". Ia menjadi Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom dari 1972 sampai kematiannya, 1984.

Sir John Betjeman CBE
Betjeman pada 1961
Lahir	John Betjemann (1906-08-28)28 Agustus 1906 Parliament Hill Mansions, Lissenden Gardens, Gospel Oak, London, Inggris
Meninggal	19 Mei 1984(1984-05-19) (umur 77) Trebetherick, Cornwall, Inggris
Pekerjaan	Penyair, penulis, penyiar
Kebangsaan	Inggris
Almamater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Karya terkenal	Puisi Mount Zion (1931) Prosa Ghastly Good Taste (1933)
Pasangan	Hon. Penelope Chetwode (m. 1933–1984)
Pasangan hidup	Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (1951–1984)
Anak	Paul Betjeman Candida Lycett Green

Referensi

• Brooke, Jocelyn (1962). Ronald Firbank and John Betjeman. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
• Games, Stephen (2006). Trains and Buttered Toast, Introduction. London: John Murray.
• Games, Stephen (2007). Tennis Whites and Teacakes, Introduction. London: John Murray.
• Games, Stephen (2007). Sweet Songs of Zion, Introduction. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
• Games, Stephen (2009). Betjeman's England, Introduction. London: John Murray.
• Gardner, Kevin J. (2005). "John Betjeman." The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Gardner, Kevin J. (2011) Betjeman on Faith: An anthology of his religious prose. London: SPCK.
• Gardner, Kevin J. (2010) Betjeman and the Anglican Tradition, London, SPCK.
• Green, Chris (2006). John Betjeman and the Railways. Transport for London
• Hillier, Bevis (1984). John Betjeman: a life in pictures. London: John Murray.
• Hillier, Bevis (1988). Young Betjeman. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-4531-5.
• Hillier, Bevis (2002). John Betjeman: new fame, new love. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-5002-5.
• Hillier, Bevis (2004). Betjeman: the bonus of laughter. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-6495-6.
• Hillier, Bevis (2006). Betjeman: the biography. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-6443-3

• Lycett Green, Candida (Ed.) (Methuen, 1994). Letters: John Betjeman, Vol.1, 1926 to 1951. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-77595-X
• Lycett Green, Candida (Ed.) (Methuen, 1995). Letters: John Betjeman, Vol.2, 1951 to 1984. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-77596-8
• Lycett Green, Candida, Betjeman's stations in The Oldie, September 2006
• Matthew, H.C.G. and Harrison, B. (eds), (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (vol. 5). Oxford: OUP.
• Mirzoeff, Edward (2006). Viewing notes for Metro-land (DVD) (24pp)
• Mowl, Timothy (2000). Stylistic Cold Wars, Betjeman versus Pevsner. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-5909-X
• Schroeder, Reinhard (1972). Die Lyrik John Betjemans. Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag. (Thesis).
• Sieveking, Lancelot de Giberne (1963). John Betjeman and Dorset. Dorchester: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.
• Stanford, Derek (1961). John Betjeman, a study. London: Neville Spearman.
• Taylor-Martin, Patrick (1983). John Betjeman, his life and work. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-1539-0
• Wilson, A. N. (2006). Betjeman. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-179702-0

Bacaan tambahan

• Betjeman, John (1960). Summoned by Bells. London: John Murray.

Pranala luar

• Betjeman documentaries on BBC iPlayer
• John Betjeman Poetry Competition for Young People website
• John Betjeman fonds at University of Victoria, Special Collections
• John Betjeman Concordance at University of Victoria, Special Collections
• The Betjeman Society
• Poetry Foundation profile
• profile and poems written and audio at the Poetry Archive
• BBC4 audio interviews from People Today 24 December 1959 Home Service Diarsipkan 2012-03-27 di Wayback Machine.
• David Heathcote's A Shell Eye on England

Jabatan akademik
Didahului oleh: Cecil Day-Lewis	Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom 1972–1984	Diteruskan oleh: Ted Hughes