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*https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus

 

STRAND POETIC REVIEW Sep4

Writer William Ernest Henley
a little known poet was he
'Invictus' * his claim to fame
inspiration** the name of the game(s)

A stoic due to illness & hospitalisation his poem *(s) & (life)became an inspirational name  for the 'games' ,Mandela,RL Stevenson& Butterworth the composer..William's (born 1849 died 1903)Invictus' verse ,four abab quatrains, was written in 1875.
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September 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
A concise, informative tribute that captures the remarkable resilience behind Henley’s enduring “Invictus.” The compressed, note-like form suits a poetic review well, drawing together his illness, the poem’s disciplined ABAB quatrains, and the wide-reaching inspiration of its uncompromising spirit.
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