Walter de la Mare

English poet and fiction writer

Walter John de la Mare OM CH (/'d?l??m??r/; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist.

He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "All Hallows".

In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.