Work Nichol was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Though his early writing consisted of fiction and lyrical poems, he first received international recognition in the 1960s for concrete poetry. The first major publications included Journeying & the returns (1967), a purple box containing visual & lyrical poems and Konfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer (1969) a book of concrete poetry. He won the 1970 Governor General's Award for poetry with four publications: the prose booklet The True Eventual Story of Billy the Kid a collection of lyrical poems, Beach Head, the boxed concrete sequence, Still Water and The Cosmic Chef, a boxed anthology of concrete and visual poetry.
worK NIChOL Was boRN in vAnCOuveR, briTish colUmbIa. though his eARly WriTinG cONsIsTed OF FIction and lyrIcAl pOEms, he firsT receIvEd iNTErnatIONal recOgnitiON in tHe 1960S for cONcreTE POetry. the fIRst maJor publiCatIOns inClUdeD journeYInG & THE reTurns (1967), a PurplE bOx coNTainiNG visual & LyRiCal poems aNd konfeSsioNs Of an elIzabeThAn fan daNceR (1969) a boOk oF COncrete poetrY. he Won The 1970 gOvernor gENerAL's award for pOEtry WiTh four publicatioNs: tHe Prose bOoklET the trUe EvEnTuAl sToRY Of bilLy the kid a CoLLeCtiOn of lyrical pOemS, Beach hEaD, tHE boxed cONCRETe SeqUeNCe, still Water AnD tHe cosmic cHef, A bOXeD Anthology of CoNcrEtE and viSuaL pOetrY.