![]() In 1898, he left Aberystwyth for Exeter College, Oxford, where he distinguished himself at rowing, but failed to get his degree because, on a crucial day of his finals in 1902, he was meeting his publisher to arrange publication of his first volume of poems, The Loom of Years (1902).įrom 1903 to 1913, Noyes published five additional volumes of poetry, among them The Flower of Old Japan (1903) and Poems (1904), which included one of his most popular poems, "The Barrel-Organ". The Welsh coast and mountains were an early inspiration to Noyes. When he was four, the family moved to Aberystwyth, Wales, where his father taught Latin and Greek. ![]() Noyes was born in Wolverhampton, England, the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ." ![]()
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