Robert Nichols (poet)
Robert Bowyer Malise Nichols (born September 6, 1893 in Shanklin , Isle of Wight , † December 17, 1944 ) was an English writer , poet and playwright .
Live and act
Robert Nichols, son of the poet John Buchanan Bowyer Nichols , attended Winchester College and Trinity College , Oxford. In 1914 he served as an officer in the Royal Artillery and took part in the fighting on the Loos and Somme. As a result of a war neurosis, he was then released from military service.
In 1917 Nichols began giving poetry readings. In 1918 he was a member of an official British propaganda mission to the USA.
After the war he moved to London and made Aldous Huxley a long-time friend. He advertised Nancy Cunard with sonnets , but married Norah Denny in 1922. From 1921 to 1924 he was Professor of English Literature at the University of Tokyo . He then worked in the entertainment industry. Wings Over Europe (1928) with Maurice Browne was a Broadway hit.
From 1933 to 1934, Nichols lived in Germany and Austria. He then settled in the south of France until he turned his back on France in June 1940.
Works
- 1915: Invocation
- 1917: Ardors and Endurances
- 1917: A Faun's Holiday & Poems & Phantasies
- 1920: Sonnets to Aurelia
- 1926: Twenty Below (with Jim Tully )
- 1934: Fisbo or the Looking Glass Loaned
- 1936: A Spanish Triptych
- 1942: Such was My Singing
Web links
- Information about Nichols at authorandbookinfo.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nichols, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nichols, Robert Bowyer Malise (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer, poet and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanklin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1944 |