About James Liddy
Lived 1934 – 2008 (aged 73–74). James Liddy was an Irish poet, novelist and writer.
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, 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.
He died on 4 November 2008.
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Irish poet (1934–2008)
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James Liddy was born in 1934 in Dublin.
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James Liddy died in 2008 in Milwaukee.
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James Liddy was a poet, novelist and writer.
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