He helped to edit two short-lived literary magazines, Colonnade and Nine, and published his first book of poetry in 1947.
hiː hˈɛlpt tʊ ˈɛdɪt tˈuː ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz, kˈɑːlənˌeɪd ænd nˈaɪn, ænd pˈʌblɪʃt hɪz fˈɜːst bˈʊk ʌv pˈoʊɪtɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.