Background
KIRKl'P, James was born on April 23, 1918 in South Shields. Son of James Harold Kirkup and Mary Johnson.
KIRKl'P, James was born on April 23, 1918 in South Shields. Son of James Harold Kirkup and Mary Johnson.
Durham University.
Professor, of English Language and Literature, Salamanca (Spain) 58. Professor, of English Literature, Tohoku University 1959-1961. Visiting Professor, of English Literature, Japan Women’s University, Tokyo 1964-1969.
Visiting Professor, and Poet in Residence, Amherst College Massachusetts 1968-1969. Professor, of English Literature, University of Nagoya, Japan 1969-1972. Morton Visiting Professor, in Institute Literature, Ohio University 1975-1976.
Playwright in Residence, Sherman Theatre, University College, Cardiff 1976-1977. Professor, of English Literature, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies 1977-1989. Tutor, Arvon Foundation 1979.
America, Everyday English Superstitions 1988, The Best of Britain 1989, Everyday English Proverbs 1989, Gaijin on the Ginza 1991, and others.