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Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn (10 February 1916 – 13 August 1977) was a British poet. His work is noted for its self-examination and spiritual imagery. [1] His memoir, A Clip of Steel (1969), portrays the effects of a childhood under a repressive clergyman father.
Thomas Blackburn (born Feb. 10, 1916, Hensingham, Cumberland, Eng.—died Aug. 13, 1977, Wales) was an English poet, novelist, and critic whose verse is notable for haunted self-examination and spiritual imagery.
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Thomas Blackburn was a British poet born in 1916. He is remembered for his memoir, A Clip of Steel and his collections of poems that explored identity.
Famous poet / 1916-1977. Thomas Blackburn. English poet, novelist, and critic whose verse is notable for haunted self-examination and spiritual imagery. The son of a clergyman, Blackburn was educated at the University of Durham. In his autobiographical novel, A Clip of Steel (1969), he depicts a childhood tormented by a tense and repressive father,
Thomas Blackburn. born Feb. 10, 1916, Hensingham, Cumberland, Eng. died Aug. 13, 1977, Wales. English poet, novelist, and critic whose verse is notable for haunted self-examination and spiritual imagery. The son of a clergyman, Blackburn was educated at the University of Durham.
Thomas Blackburn was a 20 th century English poet whose published work also included musical dramas, novels and studies of other modern poets. He had a troubled childhood and his state of mind did not seem to improve much as he went through his adult years which included three marriages.
In addition to publishing a dozen collections of his own poetry, Blackburn edited many other poetry collections including anthologies for school children; wrote educational works on methods in teaching English; and published a collection of critical essays and a monograph on Robert Browning.
