Travis Nichols

Travis Nichols
Born	1979 (age 44–45) Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Poet novelist
Alma mater	University of Georgia University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

Life

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.

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

He now lives in Georgia.

Selected works

Poetry

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

Prose

• Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder. Coffee House Press. 1 May 2010. ISBN 978-1-56689-270-4.
• The More You Ignore Me, Coffee House Press, 2013, ISBN 9781566893213