by George J. Dance
Nancy Campbell (May 23, 1886 - 1971) was an Irish poet.[1] [2]
Nancy Campbell (1886-1971). Courtesy Trinity College Dublin.
Life[]
Campbell was born Nancy Maude, the daughter of Col. Aubrey Maude of the Cameronian Highlanders; her grandfather was Col. Sir George Maude, who had been Crown equerry to Queen Victoria for 35 years.[1]
She visited Ireland in 1907 and 1909; there she met Irish poet Joseph Campbell after hearing him reading at a meeting on 20 November 1909.[1]
Campbell sought her family's permission to marry her but was refused. After she moved in with Campbell in a cottage in co. Wicklow, she was completely estranged from her family.[1]
The couple married in London, England (where Campbell had been working since 1907) on 23 May 1911, and moved to Ireland the same year.[3]
The Campbells' home in Ireland, Kilmolin House near Enniskerry, co. Wicklow, became a gathering place for young poets. Later they moved to a farm at Lackandarragh, co. Wicklow.[4]
By 1924 the marriage was falling apart, with suspicions of infidelity on both sides. The couple separated on 27 August of that year.[1]
Writing[]
Nancy Campbell contributed "Four Poems" to the Dublin Magazine, 6:2 (1931). Her other works include The Little People (1910) and Agnus Dei (1913).[1]
She also published regularly in Poetry magazine.[5]
Recognition[]
Alfred Perceval Graves included Campbell's poem "Like One I Know" in his Book of Irish Poetry.[6]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Little People. London: Arthur T. Humphreys, 1910.
- Agnus Dei. Dublin: Maunsel, 1913.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Ricorso.net.[1]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nancy Campbell, Ricorso.net. Web, May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Campbell, Nancy, 1886-1971, VIAF, Virtual International Authority File, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Jul. 19, 2022.
- ↑ James Quinn, "Campbell, Joseph," Dictionary of Irish Biography, October 2009. Web, 18 Jul. 2022.
- ↑ Jane Maxwell, "‘The wonder & the splendour’: Nancy Campbell’s record of the Easter Rising, Changed Utterly: Ireland and the Easter Rising, Trinity College Dublin. Web, Jul. 19, 2022.
- ↑ Billy Mills, Nancy Campbell: Irish woman poet, Elliptical Movements, March 10, 2014. Web, May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Like One I Know," The Book of Irish Poetry, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1915, 253. Internet Archive, Web, Jul. 19, 2022.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Like One I Know"
- "The Magi" at Elliptical Movements
- Nancy Campbell in The New Poetry: An anthology: "The Apple Tree," "The Monkey"
- Nancy Campbell in [Poetry (magazine): Poetry: A magazine of verse], 1912-1922: "The Apple-tree," "The Monkey," "The Magi," "the Mother," "Innocent Sleep"
- About
- Nancy Campbell at Ricorso.net
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