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P. J. Kavanagh FRSL (6 January 1931 – 26 August 2015) was an English poet, lecturer, actor, broadcaster and columnist. His father was the ITMA scriptwriter Ted Kavanagh.
P J Kavanagh (1931 – 2015) was the author of eight books of poems, an essayist and travel-writer, a novelist, and editor of the poems of Ivor Gurney; he received the Cholmondely Award for Poetry, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the Richard Hillary Prize for his memoir The Perfect Stranger.
Aug 31, 2015 · P J Kavanagh, who has died aged 84, wrote poetry that by pared-back observation caught at the transcendent. But his first literary success came in 1966 with The Perfect Stranger.
Aug 26, 2015 · P. J. Kavanagh was a poet, writer, actor, broadcaster and columnist. Born in 1931, son of the radio comedy writer Ted Kavanagh, he went to a Benedictine school, served in the Korean war during national service, and worked for the British Council in Barcelona and Indonesia.
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Sep 3, 2015 · Though celebrated as a poet, Patrick Kavanagh first achieved literary distinction in 1966 with a remarkable work of prose, The Perfect Stranger, a memoir taking him to the age of 27.
P. J. Kavanagh. (b. 1931) Quick Reference. (1931– ), poet, novelist, and editor, born in Worthing and educated at Merton College, Cambridge. His volumes of poetry include Edward Thomas in Heaven (1974), An Enchantment (1991), Collected Poems (1992), and Something About (2004).
Sep 1, 2015 · P.J. Kavanagh. We’re sad to hear the news that P J (Patrick) Kavanagh has died at the age of 84. Patrick was a world-renowned poet and Life Member of The Poetry Society. P J Kavanagh had been an actor and broadcaster, journalist and columnist (for The Spectator and The Times Literary Supplement).
