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Thomas Blackburn (poet)

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Thomas Blackburn (1916-1977). Courtesy Univesity of Leeds.

Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn (10 February 1916 - 13 August 1977) was an English poet, critic, and novelist, whose poetry has been noted for its "haunted self-examination and spiritual imagery".[1]

Life[]

Blackburn was born in Hensingham, Cumberland, England. After briefly studying law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, he completed a psychology course at Birkbeck, University of London, before going on to study English at Durham University.

After graduation Blackburn moved to London and became involved with the Soho literature circuit.[2] He taught at the College of St. Mark and St. John in Chelsea, London, as well as other educational institutions.[1] He held a Gregory Fellowship in poetry at the University of Leeds between 1956 to 1958.

He was married 3 times; with his 2nd wife, Rosalie de Meric, he had a daughter, Julia Blackburn. He died in Wales from a cerebral haemorrhage. [2]

Publications[]

Poetry[]

  • The Outer Darkness. Aldington, Kent, UK: Hand & Flower Press, 1951.
  • The Holy Stone. Aldington, Kent, UK: Hand & Flower Press, 1954.
  • In the Fire. London: Putnam, 1956.
  • The Next Word. London: Putnam, 1958.
  • A Smell of Burning. London: Putnam, 1961; New York: Morrow, 1961.
  • The Price of an Eye. London: Longman, 1961; New York: Morrow, 1961.
  • The Next Word. London: Putnam, 1958.
  • A Smell of Burning. London: Putnam, 1961; New York: Morrow, 1961.
  • The Price of an Eye. London: Longman, 1961; New York: Morrow, 1961.
  • A Breathing Space: Poems. London: Putnam, 1964; Philadelphia: Dufour, 1964.
  • The Fourth Man: Poems. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1951.
  • Post Mortem. Liverpool, UK: Rondo, 1977.
  • Selected Poems of Thomas Blackburn. London: Hutchinson, 1978.
  • Bread for the Winter Birds: The last poems of Thomas Blackburn. London: Hutchinson, 1980.
  • The Adjacent Kingdom: Collected last poems (edited by Jean MacVean). London: Owen, 1988.
  • Selected Poems (edited by Julia Blackburn). Manchester, UK: Carcanet, 2001.

Novel[]

  • The Feast of the Wolf. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1971.

Non-fiction[]

  • Presenting Poetry: A handbook for English teachers. London: Methuen, 1966.
  • Robert Browning: A study of his poetry. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1967.
  • A Clip of Steel: A picaresque autobiography. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1969.

Edited[]

  • 45-60: An anthology of English poetry, 1945-1960. London: Putnam, 1960.
  • Reach Out: An anthology of poems for schools (edited with W.T. Cunningham). (3 volumes), London: Nelson, 1968-1969.
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Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]

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References[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Blackburn, Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., Britannica.com, Web, July 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Being Francisco de Goya: Julia Blackburn's Old Man.". www.accessmylibrary.com. 1 May 2002. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25391255_ITM. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
  3. ↑ Search results = au:Thomas Blackburn, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 5, 2014.

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