James Liddy
James Liddy (1 July 1934 – 4 November 2008) was an Irish poet, born in Dublin, Ireland. He is best known for his collections In A Blue Smoke (1964), Blue Mountain (1968), Orpheus in the Ice-Cream Parlour (1975) and Bascinn (1977). The first volume of Liddy's memoir, The Doctor's House: An Autobiography, was published in 2004.
James Liddy
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- James Liddy
- Born
- 1 July 1934
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- Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 4 November 2008
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- Poet
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- Ireland
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- University College Dublin · King's Inns
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• Name — James Liddy • Born — 1 July 1934 • Birthplace — Dublin, Ireland • Died — 4 November 2008 • Occupation — Poet
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- 1.Minihan, Mary. Tributes paid after death of poet James Liddy, aged 73. The Irish Times. 7 November 2008.
- 2.De Breffny, Brian. Ireland: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Thames and Hudson. 133. 1983.
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- Irish Poetry of Faith and Doubt:The Cold Heaven, p. 187, ed. John F. Deane, Wolfhound Press, 1990.
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