The 12 finalists were all required to learn John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever". "A rollicking rhythmic poem with lots of wonderful images – every child gave a different interpretation," says Goodwin.

Prolific crime author, Damien Boyd, may well relate to the famous opening line of the Sea-Fever poem by John Masefield. He spends a lot of time on the beach, mainly at Burnham-on-Sea.

Prolific crime author, Damien Boyd, may well relate to the famous opening line of the Sea-Fever poem by John Masefield. He spends a lot of time on the beach, mainly at Burnham-on-Sea. The Burnham ...

The opening line to John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever", written round about the year 1900 and which aptly describes the lives of so many Milford men who had sea salt in their blood and souls. I had ...

'Sea-Fever' is a poem by John Masefield, from his first collection of poetry, Salt-Water Ballads, published in 1902. Ireland's setting of the text was written in 1913 and begins: I must down to the ...

The poet John Masefield once wrote a poem titled “Sea Fever.” I thought about that the other day when I was down at the beach. For those of us who were born and raised close to the ocean, the call of ...

Today’s Poem of the Day, “Sea Fever” by John Masefield (1878–1967), has long been a staple of children’s anthologies. It’s the quintessence of the traditional “boy’s poem,” with its call to a life ...

Comprising members of New Order, Section 25 and Johnny Marr’s backing band, Sea Fever are a Manchester supergroup of sorts.