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His skilled writing of haiku and tanka is acknowledged internationally. Many of his poems recall his childhood days in the north-east, and are featured in such publications as The Sense of the Visit , To the Ancestral North , Throwback , and Shields Sketches. Kirkup suggested the republication of some of his early books that had been out of print for quite a while.

His last volume of poetry was published during the summer of by Red Squirrel Press, and was launched at Central Library in South Shields. 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 s, Kirkup became involved in the poetry readings organised by the Progressive League in London. After writing simple verses and rhymes from the age of six and the publication of his first poetry book, 'The Drowned Sailor' in , Kirkup's published works encompassed several dozen collections of poetry, six volumes of autobiography, over a hundred monographs of original work and translations and thousands of shorter pieces in journals and periodicals.

His skilled writing of haiku and tanka is acknowledged internationally.

James kirkup biography summary template

From to he was the first Gregory Poetry Fellow at Leeds University , making him the first resident university poet in the United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 May Biographical dictionary of New Zealand composers. Wellington: Victoria University Press. ISBN Retrieved 25 October Archived from the original on 2 August Retrieved 4 August — via Papers Past.

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James Kirkup. Kirkup c. James Harold Kirkup 23 April England. Durham University. He later worked as an agricultural labourer during the Second World War. He also tried his hands in teaching, but it was an unsuccessful attempt. He started writing only in the later period of his life. He wrote extensively on simple things in life and shunned the extravaganza of life.

His language was characterised by a new precision and was soon acclaimed. The Oxford University Press , which was the most established press of the times, published his first poetry collection, ' The Submerged Village and Other Poems '. It was a huge hit that the same press published around five of his next volumes. He adapted the Japanese forms of art and literature very easily.