Kinsella, Thomas, 1928-2021
Irish (Republic of Ireland),
Americans,
English,
Irish,
English,
Biographical notes:
Thomas Kinsella was born on May 4, 1928, in Inchicore, outside Dublin, Ireland to John Paul and Agnes (Casserly) Kinsella. He earned a diploma in public administration from University College Dublin and entered the Irish civil service in 1946, writing poetry in his spare time. During this period he met three people who influenced much of his life: Eleanor Walsh, a radiology student, whom he married in 1955; Liam Miller, publisher at Dolmen Press; and the composer Seán Ó Riada. Thomas and Ellen had three children: Sara, John, and Mary. His first poetry pamphlet, The Starlit Eye (1952), was published by Dolmen Press, as was Poems (1956), his first book-length publication. In 1965, he moved to the United States to take a position as poet-in-residence at Southern Illinois University. In 1967, he became a Professor of English at Temple University, where he remained for twenty years. Kinsella published more than 30 volumes of poetry, winning several awards, and also wrote critical works and translated four volumes of poetry from Gaelic, notably The Táin (Dolmen Press, 1969), in a collaboration with the artist Louis le Brocquy. In 1972, Kinsella founded Peppercanister Press, named after the local nickname for a church near his home in Dublin, to publish his own work. Kinsella returned to Dublin after he retired from academia. He received the honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin in May 2007, and an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin in December 2018. Kinsella died on December 22, 2021.
Links to collections
Boston College collection of Thomas Kinsella
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Kinsella, Thomas. Thomas Kinsella papers, 1951-2008.
Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. Series V., Editor Files, 1873-1984 (bulk 1960-1980).
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
John F. Deane papers
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Kinsella, Thomas. Letter : to R.P. Kingston : A.L.S., 1970 Feb. 3.
University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston, University Library
Poetry Book Society. Poetry Book Society records, 1962-1970 (majority 1966-1970)
University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
Kinsella, Thomas. Letter : to Mr. Dorecki, 1974 March 2.
University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston, University Library
Kinsella, Thomas. Interview transcript, [between 1967 and 1986].
Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
Heuser, David D., 1966-. Cúchulainn's warp-spasm : for spoken voice, effects and tape / music by David Heuser ; text translated by Thomas Kinsella.
Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
Clarke, Austin, 1896-1974. Arena editorial office files, 1960-1965.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. Series VI., Editorial Department Files, 1915-1984 (bulk 1948-1978).
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Holy Door records, 1965-1966.
Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
John Montague fonds
University of Victoria Libraries, UVic
M. L. Rosenthal Papers, ca. 1930-1996
Fales Library & Special Collections
Seamus Deane papers
Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
Poetry Book Society. Poetry Book Society records, 1962-1970 (majority 1966-1970)
University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
Poetry mss., 1954-2002
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Dolmen Press. Dolmen Press collection. [1951-1964].
University of Victoria Libraries, UVic
Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003.
Houghton Library
University of Connecticut Libraries Records, undated, 1882-
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
Dolmen Press Collection, Publications Series, 1945-1987.
Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Desmond O'Grady papers
Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
Related names in SNAC
associatedWith
Deane, John F., 1943-
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Deane, Seamus, 1940-
correspondedWith
Eccles, Mary Hyde.
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Heuser, David D., 1966-
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Montague, John.
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O'Grady, Desmond, 1929-
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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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Dolmen Press.
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Modern Poetry Association
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Peppercanister Press.
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Poetry Book Society
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Poetry Book Society.
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Subjects:
- Publishers and publishing
- English poetry
- Irish poetry
- Literature, Modern
- Poetry, Modern
- Poets, Irish
Occupations:
- Author
- English Professor
- Translator
- Poets
Places:
- L, IE
- PA, US
- Ireland (as recorded)
- Ireland (as recorded)
- Dublin (as recorded)
Variant Names
Kinsella, Thomas
Kinsella, Thomas E.
Kinsella, T
Kinsella, Thomas, 1928-....
Kinsella, Thomas E., 1959-
Kinsella, Thomas
Kinsella, T. E. (Thomas E.)
Kinsella, T. E.