Kinsella, Thomas

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1928-05-04

Birth 1959

Birth 1928-05-04

Death 2021-12-22

Nationality: Irish (Republic of Ireland), Americans,

Language: English, English, Irish,

Biographical notes:

Thomas Kinsella (1928- ), Irish poet and professor of English at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. (1970-1990), was director of Dolmen Press and founder of Peppercanister Press in Dublin.

From the description of Thomas Kinsella papers, 1951-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557049

Thomas Kinsella, poet, scholar, publisher and Irish civil servant, was born and educated in Dublin. Kinsella initially worked in several posts in the Irish Civil Service and then was poet-in-residence, 1965-67, at Southern Illinois University. Since 1967 he has been Professor of English at Temple University. Since the Starlit eye (1952), his first volume of poetry, Kinsella has published more than 30 volumes of poetry. He has won several awards for his poetry including the Guinness Poetry Award (1958) for, Another September. He has also written critical works and translated four volumes of poetry from Gaelic.

From the description of Interview transcript, [between 1967 and 1986]. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122525990