Monro, Harold, 1879-1932

Harold Monro was born in Brussels to Scottish parents, and educated at Cambridge. He wrote and published poetry, and founded the influential magazine, Poetry Review. He is best remembered for opening the Poetry Bookshop in London, where he published new collections of poems and created a hospitable environment for poets and readers. He also served in World War I, returning to the Bookshop in 1919. A modest poet, Monro led a troubled personal life, but aided and befriended many notable 20th century poets, including Wilfred Owen and Robert Frost, both of whom lived in the Poetry Bookshop for a time.

From the description of Harold Monro letters to Macdougall, 1920. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70247611

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