Louise Townsend Nicholl
Encyclopedia
Louise Townsend Nicholl was an American poet
, and editor.
, where she studied with Adelaide Crapsey
.
She worked at The New York Evening Post, Contemporary Verse, Measure (1921–1925), and was an editor at E. P. Dutton
.
She was a friend of Louise Bogan
, and Gore Vidal
. She corresponded with George Dillon
.
She was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize
in 1953.
Her work appeared in The New Yorker, Saturday Review, The forum, The Literary Review, The Independent,
She lived in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
, and had two sisters, Mrs. Robert Lowery Van Dyke, and Mrs. John Sherburne Valentine.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and editor.
Life
She graduated from Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, where she studied with Adelaide Crapsey
Adelaide Crapsey
Adelaide Crapsey was an American poet. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was raised in Rochester, New York, daughter of Episcopal priest Algernon Sidney Crapsey, who had been transferred from New York City to Rochester, and Adelaide T...
.
She worked at The New York Evening Post, Contemporary Verse, Measure (1921–1925), and was an editor at E. P. Dutton
E. P. Dutton
E. P. Dutton was an American book publishing company founded as a book retailer in Boston, Massachusetts in 1852 by Edward Payson Dutton. In 1986, the company was acquired by Penguin Group and split into two imprints: Dutton Penguin and Dutton Children's Books.-History:Edward Payson Dutton founded...
.
She was a friend of Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan
Louise Bogan was an American poet. She was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945.-Early years:...
, and Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist. His third novel, The City and the Pillar , outraged mainstream critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality...
. She corresponded with George Dillon
George Dillon
George Hill Dillon was an American editor and poet. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida but he spent his childhood in Kentucky and the Mid-West. He graduated from The University of Chicago in 1927 with a degree in English...
.
She was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
in 1953.
Her work appeared in The New Yorker, Saturday Review, The forum, The Literary Review, The Independent,
She lived in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the township population increased to a record high of 23,510.-History:...
, and had two sisters, Mrs. Robert Lowery Van Dyke, and Mrs. John Sherburne Valentine.
Awards
- 1954 Academy of American Poets' Fellowship
- 1965 Lowell Mason Palmer Award
- 1971 The Shelley Memorial Award
Reviews
THE world which Louise Townsend Nichell explores in her poems is small, but the largest that we know. Within it she moves surely, easily, always on familiar ground. It is an anthropocentric world, in which time is measured in heartbeats, and in which the supreme miracle is the transmutation of human experience into poetry.