Harold Monro: Poet of the New Age

by Dominic Hibberd

No one did more than Monro (1879-1932) for the development of 20th-century poetry, says Hibberd, but his reward has been near oblivion. He presents a biography of the London poet, publisher, and book seller, who published a manifesto, Before Dawn , in 1911 that advocated sexual fulfillment, personal and artistic freedom, and a wonderful future shaped by poets. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

300 pages, Hardcover

First published February 13, 2001

About the author

Dominic Hibberd was a British author, academic, and broadcaster, best known for his biographies of Wilfred Owen and Harold Monro, as well as his influential anthologies of First World War poetry. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Honorary Fellow of the War Poets Association, he edited key collections including Poetry of the Great War (with John Onions) and contributed extensively to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge, Hibberd taught in the UK, the US, and China before dedicating himself fully to writing.