Michael Roberts net worth and salary: Michael Roberts is a Poet who has a net worth of $27 Million. Michael Roberts was born in in December 6, 1902. A 20th-century British editor, poet, critic and teacher, he is best known for editing The Faber Book of Modern Verse. He also published several collections of poetry, including These Our Matins (1930) and Orion Marches (1939).
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💰Michael Roberts Net worth: $27 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)
About
A 20th-century British editor, poet, critic and teacher, he is best known for editing The Faber Book of Modern Verse. He also published several collections of poetry, including These Our Matins (1930) and Orion Marches (1939).
Before Fame
He studied chemistry at King's College, London and mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. During the mid-1920s, he briefly belonged to the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Trivia
His birth name was William Edward Roberts; he took the name Michael after studying the work of Russian intellectual Mikhail Lomonosov.
Family Life
He wed Janet Adam Smith in 1935. The couple had three sons and one daughter; all four children grew up to be professors and/or writers.
Associated With
He edited a 1933 poetry anthology called New Country that featured the work of W.H. Auden.
