Editing Louis MacNeice (section)

{{Short description|Irish poet and playwright (1907–1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
|name                      = Louis MacNeice
|honorific_suffix          = {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100|CBE}}
|image                     = Macneice longley.png
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|caption                   = MacNeice on the cover of ''Selected Poems'', edited by [[Michael Longley]] (1988)
|birth_name                = Frederick Louis MacNeice
|birth_date                = {{Birth date|1907|9|12|df=yes}}
|birth_place               = [[Belfast]], Ireland
|death_date                = {{Death date and age|1963|9|3|1907|9|12|df=yes}}
|death_place               = [[London]], England
|children                  = Daniel MacNeice, Brigid Corinna MacNeice
|resting_place             = Church of Ireland, Carrowdore
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|citizenship               = Irish, British
|education                 =
|alma_mater                = University of Oxford, Marlborough College
|occupation                = Irish poet and playwright
|spouse                    = Hedli Anderson (m. 1942–1960), Mary Ezra (m. 1930–1936)
|relations                 =
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'''Frederick Louis MacNeice''' (12 September 1907 – 3 September 1963) was an Irish poet, playwright and producer for the BBC. Known for its exploration of introspection, empiricism, and belonging, his poetic work is now ranked among the twentieth century's greatest.{{cn|date=April 2025}} Despite being renowned as a member of the [[Auden Group]], he was also an independently successful (albeit occasionally overlooked) poet with an influential body of work, which is replete&nbsp;with themes&nbsp;ranging from faith&nbsp;to mortality. His body of work was appreciated by the public during his lifetime, due in part to his relaxed but socially and emotionally aware style. Never as overtly or simplistically political as some of his contemporaries, he expressed a humane opposition to totalitarianism as well as an acute awareness of his roots.

MacNeice was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in the 1958 [[New Year Honours]] list.