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James Kirkup (23 April 1918 – 10 May 2009)
"A haiku a day / keeps the doctor away"
James Kirkup was a prolific English poet, novelist, playwright, translator and travel writer, having become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962. After first visiting Japan in 1959, he was to be largely based there for the next 30 years of his life, holding various positions at Japanese Universities and producing many publications of both his own poetry as well as translations of Japanese works. His achievements in writing haiku, tanka and senryu were acknowledged by an invitation to the Imperial New Year Poetry Reading in 1997.
James Falconer Kirkup was born in South Shields, County Durham on 23 April 1918. He studied Modern Languages at Armstrong College (later part of the University of Durham), where he was involved in the production of the poetry magazines Dint and Fulcrum. Some of Kirkup's early surrealist poems appeared in these publications, and in Platitude, a literary magazine based at Oriel College, Oxford. During the 1940s, Kirkup became involve
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James Kirkup
English poet, translator and travel writer (1918–2009)
James Kirkup FRSL | |
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Kirkup c. 1954 | |
| Born | James Harold Kirkup 23 April 1918 (1918-04-23) England |
| Died | 10 May 2009(2009-05-10) (aged 91) Andorra |
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| Occupation | Poet, writer, translator |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction, journalism |
James Harold KirkupFRSL (23 April 1918 – 10 May 2009)[1] was an English poet, translator and travel writer. He wrote more than 45 books, including autobiographies, novels and plays. He wrote under many pen-names including James Falconer, Aditya Jha, Jun Honda, Andrew James, Taeko Kawai, Felix Liston, Edward Raeburn, and Ivy B. Summerforest.[2] He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.
Early life
James Kirkup was brought up in South Shields, England, and was educated at Westoe Secondary School, and then at King's College, Durham University. Skip to main content James Kirkup, prolific author and translator, produced hundreds of works of poetry, autobiography, drama, travel memoir, translation and obituary. Kirkup occasionally used pen names, including James Falconer, Jun Honda, Andrew James, Taeko Kawai, Felix Liston, Edward Raeburn, and Ivy B. Summerforest.Kirkup was born April 23, 1918 in South Shields, England, lived much of his life in Japan, and died May 10, 2009 in Andorra. Suggest a Correction Collection Call Number: GEN MSS 773 Abstract: The James Kirkup Papers includes correspondence, writings, photographs, audiovisual material, personal documents and memorabilia that document the life and work of British author James Kirkup.The papers span his writing career, from early school papers to printouts of digital books published in the 2000s, and include documentation of the diverse genres of Kirkup's research and writing. The papers document not only Kirkup's life and wo
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