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James Kirkup
English poet, translator and travel writer (–)
James Kirkup FRSL | |
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| Born | James Harold Kirkup 23 April () England |
| Died | 10 May () (aged91) Andorra |
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| Occupation | Poet, writer, translator |
| Almamater | Durham University |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction, journalism |
James Harold KirkupFRSL (23 April – 10 May )[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
Early life
James Kirkup was brought up in South Shields, England, and was educated at Westoe Secondary School, and then at King's College, Durha