Stephen Spender
/ˌstiːvn ˈspendə(r)/
/ˌstiːvn ˈspendər/
- (1909-95) an English poet and critic. He was a friend of W H Auden and Louis MacNeice, and many of his poems contain left-wing political and social comments, although his style can also be very personal. He was made a knight in 1983.