Ralph Nixon Currey

Biography

Born in Mafeking, South Africa, in 1907, Ralph Nixon Currey was born and educated in South Africa until leaving for England for higher education. Currey was part of the British Royal Army in World War II and was respected for his war poetry. He was awarded the Viceroy's Prize in 1945 and the South African Poetry Prize in 1959. His collections of poetry include Tiresias and Other Poems (1940), This Other Planet (1945), Indian Landscape: A Book of Descriptive Poems (1947), The Africa We Knew (1973), and Collected Poems and Translations (forthcoming).

Birth Date

1907-12-14

Place of Birth

Death Date

2001-11-18

Country of Nationality

South Africa

Wadham College

Sources

"Currey, Ralph Nixon." Encyclopedia.com, https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/currey-ralph-nixon. Accessed 7 October 2024.