John Leslie Barford

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John Leslie Barford (1886-1937) was an English Uranian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Philebus. According to Timothy D'Arch Smith, he was a doctor in the Merchant Navy. His works, which were privately printed, include Ladslove Lyrics (1918), Young Things (1921), Fantasies (1923) and Whimsies (1934)[1].

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Smith, Timothy D'Arch. Love in Earnest: Some Notes on the Lives and Writings of English "Uranian" Poets from 1889 to 1930. Routledge & K. Paul, 1970.

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  1. ^ GLBTQ Encyclopedia: Uranian Poets http://www.glbtq.com/literature/uranian_poets,2.html