hɪz fˈɜːst kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv pˈoʊᵻmz fɔːɹ hˈæɹəld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ fɔːɹ hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚ hˌuː wʌz kˈɪld ɪn ˈækʃən ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz.
His first collection of poems For Harold (1945) was written for his younger brother who was killed in action in the Philippines.