James Kirkup - Revision history

Ross Burgess at 23:45, 21 March 2016

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	[[File:James Kirkup.jpg\|thumb\|James Kirkup]]'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.		[[File:James Kirkup.jpg\|thumb\|James Kirkup]]'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.

	He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended [[Durham]] ~~University~~, but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.		He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended [[Durham University]], but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.

	He was a conscientious objector during World War II.		He was a conscientious objector during World War II.

Ross Burgess at 00:06, 21 February 2014

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	'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.		[[File:James Kirkup.jpg\|thumb\|James Kirkup]]'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.

	He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended [[Durham]] University, but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.		He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended [[Durham]] University, but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.
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Ross Burgess at 23:58, 30 December 2013

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	'''James Kirkup''' (~~1918–2009~~) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.		'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.

	He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended Durham University, but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.		He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended [[Durham]] University, but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.

	He was a conscientious objector during World War II.		He was a conscientious objector during World War II.
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Ross Burgess at 09:18, 4 October 2013

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	His volumes of autobiography are very frank about his homosexual adventures.		His volumes of autobiography are very frank about his homosexual adventures.

	In 1977 ''[[Gay News]]'' published his poem ''[[The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name]]'' about a Roman centurion lusting for the dead Jesus. This led to ''Gay News'' and its editor [[Denis Lemon]] being prosecuted for blasphemous libel by [[Mary Whitehouse]].		In 1977 ''[[Gay News]]'' published his poem "[[The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name]]" about a Roman centurion lusting for the dead Jesus. This led to ''Gay News'' and its editor [[Denis Lemon]] being prosecuted for blasphemous libel by [[Mary Whitehouse]].

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Ross Burgess at 18:33, 15 June 2012

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	'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.		'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.

			He was brought up in [[South Shields]], and attended Durham University, but spent many years away from the UK, particularly in Japan.

	He was a conscientious objector during World War II.		He was a conscientious objector during World War II.

Ross Burgess at 18:30, 15 June 2012

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	His volumes of autobiography are very frank about his homosexual adventures.		His volumes of autobiography are very frank about his homosexual adventures.

			In 1977 ''[[Gay News]]'' published his poem ''[[The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name]]'' about a Roman centurion lusting for the dead Jesus. This led to ''Gay News'' and its editor [[Denis Lemon]] being prosecuted for blasphemous libel by [[Mary Whitehouse]].

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	[[Category:Conscientious objectors]]		[[Category:Conscientious objectors]]

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'''James Kirkup''' (1918–2009) was an English poet, translator, and travel writer.

He was a conscientious objector during World War II.

His volumes of autobiography are very frank about his homosexual adventures.

[[Category:Poets]]
[[Category:Conscientious objectors]]