Travis Nichols

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Travis Nichols
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Travis Nichols (born 1979) is an American poet and novelist. He works for Greenpeace USA.[1]

Life[edit]

He was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1979.

He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His first book of poems, Iowa, was published in 2010 by Letter Machine Editions, and his first novel, Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder, was published by Coffee House Press in 2010. His most recent book of poems, See Me Improving, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2010, and his most recent novel, The More You Ignore Me, was published by Coffee House Press in 2013.[2]

In 2012, he worked with the Yes Men, he helped create the Arctic Ready spoof.[3]

He now lives in Georgia.[4]

Selected works[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • Iowa, Letter Machine Editions, 2010, ISBN 9780981522739
  • See Me Improving, Copper Canyon Press, 2010, ISBN 9781556593123

Prose[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Travis Nichols - Greenpeace USA". www.greenpeace.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ "The More You Ignore Me | Coffee House Press". Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  3. ^ Hill, Kashmir. "Was Greenpeace's Shell Hoax Brilliant Or 'Villainous'? One Of The Guys Behind It All Speaks". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Travis Nichols (@travisjnichols) - Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "REVIEW: "The More You Ignore Me,' by Travis Nichols". Star Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2018.