Very few people know about Alfred Edward Housman, better known as AE Housman, or his works. As Housman matured and evolved, so did his poems. His success eclipsed many other poets at that time. The majority of his poems expressed his love for his heterosexual roommate, Moses Jackson. This expression of love was a driving force behind most of his poems. This defining moment in his life catapulted his writing style. Housman was best known for his creative love poems with strange endings, due to this hidden passion. He also expressed that the dead always had their way of showing their love to each other. Little is known about how Housman actually communicated with people through his poems. The sadness and doubt that Housman's poems capture capture readers' attention. His poems are still read and studied around the world. (http://www.biography.com) Alfred Edward Housman was born on March 26, 1859 at Valley House in Fockbury. The Valley House was near Bromsgrove in Worchester. He was the eldest of seven children. His father was a lawyer but worked as a country notary. Growing up, he and a few of his siblings were avid poetry writers. They loved writing humorous poetry. As an adult, despite the rise in importance of novels in literary form, his more mature poetry often displays touches of dark comedy, even a legacy of youth. Housman's early years were saddened by his mother's illness and death. His death had a lasting impact on his life. His father's lack of skills to be a good husband and father often caused the family financial problems and many other problems. The harsh journey he and his family went through as children ran deep...... middle of paper ......2 "More Poems" This poem is about how you must remain a true friend to the others. That if you have true friends, they will remain loyal to you at all times. And that if they are not your true friends, they will soon part ways with you. Then you will see who your real friends were at the end. You should also not allow other people to crush or use you. Have your own mind and also think for yourself. Reference: 1. “Alfred Edward Housman”, 2014, Biography.com website. – http://www.biography.com/people/ae-housman.2. Housman, AE Great Writers of the English Language, London, 1952. p. 508-5103. "Alfred Edward Housman" 2014. Poem hunter.com - http://www.poemhunter.com/alfred-edward-housman/biography4. Housman, AE The Collected Poems of AE Housman, New York,5. Housman AE, When I was twenty-one, London. - 1920. Pages. 964