Geoffrey Grigson (2nd March 1905 - 1985) was an English writer. He first came to prominence in the 1930s as a poet, then as editor from 1933 of New Verse. Fiercely combative, he made many literary enemies. Later in life he was a noted critic, reviewer (for the New York Review of Books in particular), and compiler of numerous anthologies. He published 13 collections of poetry, and wrote on travel, the English countryside, and botany amongst other subjects. His third wife was Jane Grigson, the writer on food. 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Review of Books (or NYRB) is a biweekly magazine on literature, culture, and current affairs published in New York which takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity. ... An anthology is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Jane Grigson (nee McIntyre)(1928 - 1990) was a British cookery writer. ...

He was born in Pelynt, a village near Looe in Cornwall, England. At various times he was involved in teaching, journalism and broadcasting. During the Second World War he worked on radio monitoring as part of the BBC listening service at Wood Norton near Evesham. Looe: showing the bridge linking the East and West parts of the town. ... Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Englands Great Toe Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Administrative county Traditional county Duchy of Cornwall Region South West England Area - Total - Admin. ... England is a made up country where psychologists convince schitzofrenic people they are currently living while they are in fact in a mental asylum. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Wood Norton, is a Grade II listed stately home near Evesham, England. ... Evesham may refer to any of several things: Evesham is a town in Worcestershire, England. ...

Works

• The arts to-day (1935) editor
• Several Observations (1939) poems
• Samuel Palmer: The Visionary Years (1947)
• Essays From the Air: 29 Broadcast Talks. (1951)
• Collected Poems 1924-1962 (1963)
• The Concise encyclopedia of modern world literature (1970) editor
• The Faber book of popular verse (1971) editor
• The Shell Country Book (1972)
• The contrary view; glimpses of fudge and gold (1974)
• A dictionary of English plant names (and some products of plants)(1974)
• The Faber book of love poems
• Angles and circles and other poems (1974)
• Britain observed: the landscape through artists' eyes (1975)
• The Penguin book of ballads (1975) editor
• The Faber book of epigrams and epitaphs (1977) editor
• The Faber book of nonsense verse: with a sprinkling of nonsense prose (1979) editor
• The Faber book of poems and places (1980) editor
• Blessings, kicks and curses: a critical collection (1982)
• Collected Poems 1963-1980 (1982),
• The Faber book of reflective verse (1984)
• Country Writings (1984)
• Persephone's Flowers (poems)
• The Oxford book of satirical verse (1987) editor

Portrait of the young Samuel Palmer. ...

New Verse: An Anthology (1942 edition)

Compiled by Grigson. Poets included were:

C. Day Lewis - E. V. Swart - Bernard Spencer - Philip O'Connor - Louis MacNeice - George Barker - Kathleen Raine - Frederic Prokosch - A. J. Young - Archibald MacLeish - Norman Cameron - Stephen Spender - Geoffrey Taylor - Dylan Thomas - A. J. M. Smith - W. H. Auden - Pablo Neruda - Geoffrey Grigson - Hugh Chisholm - Kenneth Allott - Alberto Giacometti - Paul Eluard - Bernard Gutteridge - Ruthven Todd - Gavin Ewart - Charles Madge Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27th April 1904-22nd May 1972) was a British poet. ... Charles Bernard Spencer (1909 – 1963) was an English poet. ... Philip OConnor (1916-1998) was a British writer and surrealist poet, who also painted. ... Frederick Louis MacNeice was born in Belfast and lived from 1907–1963; he was a notable British poet. ... There are multiple notable people named George Barker: George Barker (painter) (1882–1965) was a portrait and landscape painter from the United States. ... Kathleen Jessie Raine (June 14, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was a British poet, critic and independent scholar writing in particular on William Blake and W. B. Yeats. ... Frederic Prokosch (May 17, 1908 – June 6, 1989) was an American writer, known for his novels and poetry. ... This page is not about the poet Andrew Young (1823 - 1901) Andrew John Young (29 April 1885 - 1971) was a Scottish poet and writer on botanical subjects, and a Presbyterian minister who later became an Anglican clergyman. ... Archibald MacLeish Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 - April 20, 1982) was an American poet, writer, and public servant. ... J. Norman Cameron (1905 – 1953) was a Scottish poet, who associated on Majorca with Robert Graves and Laura Riding; and later as a Fitzrovian with Dylan Thomas, Geoffrey Grigson, Len Lye and many others. ... It has been suggested that Stephen Spenders sexuality be merged into this article or section. ... Dylan Marlais Thomas, (Swansea, October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953 in New York City) was a Welsh poet and writer. ... Arthur James Marshall Smith (November 8, 1902-November 21, 1980) was a Canadian poet. ... Wystan Hugh Auden (February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973) was an English poet and critic, widely regarded as among the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. ... Pablo Neruda as a Presidential candidate in 1970 Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904–September 23, 1973) was the pen name of the Chilean writer Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basualto, considered one of the greatest Spanish-language poets of the 20th century. ... Hugh Chisholm, (1866-1924),journalist and editor of the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a son of Henry Williams Chisholm, Warden of the Standards at the Board of Trade. ... Kenneth Allott (1911-1973) was a Welsh poet and academic, and authority on Matthew Arnold. ... Alberto Giacometti (October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966) was a surrealist sculptor and painter. ... Paul Éluard was the nom de plume of Eugène Grindel (December 14, 1895 - November 18, 1952), a French poet. ... Bernard Gutteridge (1916 – 1985) was a British poet, known for poems about the Spanish Civil War, or from his World War II experiences in Madagascar, India and with the 36th Division of the British Army in Burma (with Alun Lewis). ... Ruthven Campbell Todd (14 June 1914 –1978) was a Scottish poet and novelist, known also as an editor of William Blake, and as an artist. ... Charles Madge (1912-1996), was an English poet and journalist, now most remembered as one of the founders of Mass_Observation. ...

Poetry of the Present (1949)

Drummond Allison - Kenneth Allott - W. H. Auden - George Barker - John Bayliss - John Betjeman - Norman Cameron - Cecil Day Lewis - William Empson - G. S. Fraser - Christopher Fry - David Gascoyne - Geoffrey Grigson - John Hewitt - Esmé Hooton - Glyn Jones - Sidney Keyes - James Kirkup - Laurie Lee - Louis MacNeice - Charles Madge - Hubert Nicholson - Norman Nicholson - Clere Parsons - Kathleen Raine - W. R. Rodgers - E. J. Scovell - John Short - Bernard Spencer - Stephen Spender - Derek Stanford - Dylan Thomas - Evan Thomas - Ruthven Todd - Rex Warner - Vernon Watkins Kenneth Allott (1911-1973) was a Welsh poet and academic, and authority on Matthew Arnold. ... Wystan Hugh Auden (February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973) was an English poet and critic, widely regarded as among the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. ... There are multiple notable people named George Barker: George Barker (painter) (1882–1965) was a portrait and landscape painter from the United States. ... John Bayliss (born 1919) was a British poet and significant literary editor of the World War II period; later in life a civil servant. ... Sir John Betjeman (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was a British poet and writer on architecture. ... J. Norman Cameron (1905 – 1953) was a Scottish poet, who associated on Majorca with Robert Graves and Laura Riding; and later as a Fitzrovian with Dylan Thomas, Geoffrey Grigson, Len Lye and many others. ... Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27th April 1904-22nd May 1972) was a British poet. ... William Empson Sir William Empson (1906-1984) was an English poet and literary critic, and former head of the Sheffield University English department. ... George Sutherland Fraser (8 November 1915 - 3 January 1980) was a Scottish poet and literary critic, and academic. ... Christopher Fry (born December 12, 1907; died June 30, 2005) was an English playwright. ... The cover of Gascoynes 1935 book A Short Survey of Surrealism David Gascoyne (October 10, 1916 - November 25, 2001) was a British poet associated with the Surrealist movement. ... John Harold Hewitt (born October 28, 1907 and died on June 1987) was a renowned poet who was born and lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland . ... Glyn Jones is a South African actor, writer and director who has some connections with the BBC series Doctor Who. ... Sidney Keyes (1922-1943) was an English poet of World War II. Like his contemporary, Keith Douglas, he was born in Kent, and had his Oxford career curtailed by the outbreak of war. ... James Kirkup (b. ... Laurie Lee (1914-1997) was a poet and novelist from Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. ... Frederick Louis MacNeice was born in Belfast and lived from 1907–1963; he was a notable British poet. ... Charles Madge (1912-1996), was an English poet and journalist, now most remembered as one of the founders of Mass_Observation. ... Norman Nicholson (1914 – 1987) was an English poet, known for his association with the Cumbrian town of Millom. ... Kathleen Jessie Raine (June 14, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was a British poet, critic and independent scholar writing in particular on William Blake and W. B. Yeats. ... William Robert Rodgers (1909 – 1969), known as Bertie, was a poet, writer, broadcaster, academic and Presbyterian minister from Northern Ireland. ... Edith Joy Scovell (1907-1999) was a British poet. ... Charles Bernard Spencer (1909 – 1963) was an English poet. ... It has been suggested that Stephen Spenders sexuality be merged into this article or section. ... Dylan Marlais Thomas, (Swansea, October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953 in New York City) was a Welsh poet and writer. ... Ruthven Campbell Todd (14 June 1914 –1978) was a Scottish poet and novelist, known also as an editor of William Blake, and as an artist. ... Rex Warner (March 9, 1905 - June 24, 1986) was an English classicist, writer and translator. ... Vernon Watkins (1906 – 1967) was a Welsh poet, and a painter. ...

Reference

• Barfoot, C.C. and R.M. Healey (Eds.) "My Rebellious and Imperfect Eye": Observing Geoffrey Grigson. 'DQR Studies in Literature', 33. Amsterdam/New York, 2002. (Contains a comprehensive Geoffrey Grigson bibliography).

External link

http://www.colander.org/gallimaufry/Grigson.html