Harold Monro
Harold Edward Monro (born March 14, 1879 in Brussels , † March 16, 1932 in Broadstairs ) was a British poet and owner of the Poetry Bookshop in Bloomsbury , London.
Live and act
Monro was not only a poet himself, but in his capacity as the owner of a bookstore he was also the publisher and editor of volumes of poetry and the magazine The Poetry Review , with which he helped many hitherto unknown poets to break through. His collaboration with Edward Marsh on editing the volumes of Georgian Poetry is particularly noteworthy .
Monro published his first own poems in 1906. He started his business in 1912. Though homosexual, he was married twice. In 1917 he was called up for military service. His health, which was already badly affected during the war, continued to suffer from alcoholism, which contributed to his death.
literature
- Harold Edward Monro: in: J. & JA Venn: Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922-1958.
- J. Howard Woolmer: The poetry bookshop: 1912-1935. Woolmer Brotherson, Revere (Pa) 1988, ISBN 978-0-913506-19-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Monro, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Monro, Harold Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British poet and bookseller |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1932 |
| Place of death | Broadstairs |