Aldous Huxley

Poems by Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley ( AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems.

Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with a degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times, and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.

Huxley was a pacifist. He grew interested in philosophical mysticism, as well as universalism, addressing these subjects in his works such as The Perennial Philosophy (1945), which illustrates commonalities between Western and Eastern mysticism, and The Doors of Perception (1954), which interprets his own psychedelic experience with mescaline. In his most famous novel Brave New World (1932) and his final novel Island (1962), he presented his visions of dystopia and utopia, respectively.

Poems

  • A Little Memory Read Poem
  • A Melody By Scarlatti Read Poem
  • Anniversaries Read Poem
  • Books And Thoughts Read Poem
  • By The Fire Read Poem
  • Complaint Of A Poet Manqué Read Poem
  • Crapulous Impression Read Poem
  • Darkness Read Poem
  • Doors Of The Temple Read Poem
  • In Uncertainty To A Lady Read Poem
  • Inspiration Read Poem
  • Italy Read Poem
  • L'Après-Midi D'un Faune Read Poem
  • Love Song Read Poem
  • Minoan Porcelain Read Poem
  • On The Bus Read Poem
  • Out Of The Window Read Poem
  • Panic Read Poem
  • Poem Read Poem
  • Points And Lines Read Poem
  • Private Property Read Poem
  • Return From Business Read Poem
  • Revelation Read Poem
  • Scenes Of The Mind Read Poem
  • September Read Poem
  • Social Amenities Read Poem
  • Song of Poplars Read Poem
  • Stanzas Read Poem
  • Summer Stillness Read Poem
  • The Alien Read Poem
  • The Decameron Read Poem
  • The Defeat of Youth Read Poem
  • The Elms Read Poem
  • The Flowers Read Poem
  • The Life Theoretic Read Poem
  • The Louse-Hunters Read Poem
  • The Reef Read Poem
  • Topiary Read Poem
  • Valedictory Read Poem
  • Vision Read Poem
  • Waking Read Poem
  • Winter Dream Read Poem