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James Kirkup


Born
in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, The United Kingdom
April 23, 1918

Died
May 10, 2009

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James Falconer Kirkup, FRSL was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He was brought up in South Shields, and educated at South Shields Secondary School and Durham University. He wrote over 30 books, including autobiographies, novels and plays. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.

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The Haiku Hundred

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Modern Japanese poetry (Asi...

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True Misteries And A Chroni...

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One man's Russia

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The Prodigal Son

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tokyo

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Paper windows: poems from J...

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White shadows, black shadow...

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Book of Tanka: An Anthology...

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I, of All People: An Autobi...

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