Walter de la Mare
/ˌwɔːltə də lə ˈmeə(r)/
/ˌwɔːltər də lə ˈmer/
- (1873-1956) an English writer of poems, novels and short stories for adults and children. His best-known works are the poems Songs of Childhood (1902), The Listeners (1912), Peacock Pie (1913) and the novel Memoirs of a Midget (1921).