Geoffrey Grigson
English poet, writer, critic and naturalist (1905–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geoffrey Edward Harvey Grigson (2 March 1905 – 25 November 1985) was a British poet, writer, editor, critic, exhibition curator, anthologist and naturalist. In the 1930s he was editor of the influential magazine New Verse, and went on to produce 13 collections of his own poetry, as well as compiling numerous anthologies, among many published works on subjects including art, travel and the countryside. Grigson exhibited in the London International Surrealist Exhibition at New Burlington Galleries in 1936,[1] and in 1946 co-founded the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Grigson's autobiography The Crest on the Silver was published in 1950. At various times he was involved in teaching, journalism and broadcasting. Fiercely combative, he made many literary enemies.[2]
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Born | Geoffrey Edward Harvey Grigson (1905-03-02)2 March 1905 Pelynt, Cornwall, England |
Died | 25 November 1985(1985-11-25) (aged 80) Broad Town, Wiltshire, England |
Pen name | Martin Boldero |
Occupation | Poet, essayist, editor, critic, anthologist and naturalist |
Education | St John's School; St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Notable awards | Duff Cooper Prize |
Children | 4, inc. Lionel Grigson; Sophie Grigson |
Relatives | John Grigson (brother); Wilfrid Grigson (brother); Giacomo Benedetto (grandson) |