(1904–72), English poet and critic; full name Cecil Day-Lewis. His early verse, such as Transitional Poem (1929), reflects the influence of revolutionary thinking. After 1940, however, he increasingly became a figure of the Establishment and was Poet Laureate 1968–72.
Definition of Day-Lewis, C. in US English:
Day-Lewis, C.
proper noundā ˈlo͞oəs
(1904–72), English poet, novelist, and critic; full name Cecil Day-Lewis. He served as Britain's poet laureate 1968–72 and also wrote detective novels under the name Nicholas Blake.