W. D. Cocker

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W. D. Cocker (1882 – 1970) was a Scottish poet who wrote in both Scots and English.

In the First World War, Cocker served with the Highland Light infantry, and was taken prisoner in 1917. His war poetry is fairly limited in scope, but includes the poems "Up the Line to Poelkapelle", "The Sniper" and a five-part sonnet cycle entitled "Sonnets in Captivity".

He is best known for his humorous poems in Scots, often on Biblical themes, such as "The Deluge", on the story of Noah and the Flood.