<P> A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty - three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman , published in 1896 . After a slow beginning , it rapidly grew in popularity , particularly among young readers . Composers began setting the poems to music less than ten years after their first appearance . Many parodies have also been written that satirise Housman 's themes and stylistic characteristics . </P>
<P> A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty - three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman , published in 1896 . After a slow beginning , it rapidly grew in popularity , particularly among young readers . Composers began setting the poems to music less than ten years after their first appearance . Many parodies have also been written that satirise Housman 's themes and stylistic characteristics . </P>
early 20 th century poet who wrote a shropshire lad
early 20 th century poet who wrote a shropshire lad
English poet Alfred Edward Housman
English poet Alfred Edward Housman