Background
Murphy, Richard was born on August 6, 1927 in Kilmaine, Ireland. Son of William Murphy and Elizabeth Mary Ormsby.
Murphy, Richard was born on August 6, 1927 in Kilmaine, Ireland. Son of William Murphy and Elizabeth Mary Ormsby.
Bachelor with honors, Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1948. Master of Arts, Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1968. Postgraduate, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1955.
Compton lecturer in poetry Hull University, 1969. Visiting lecturer Reading (England) University, 1968, Ueno Gakuen College, Tokyo, 1992. Visiting professor Colgate University, 1971, Bard College, 1972, Princeton University, 1974, Iowa University, 1976, Syracuse University, 1977.
Distinguished visiting poet Catholic University American, Washington, 1983, University Tulsa, 1992, 94, 96. Distinguished writer-in-residence Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, 1985, Lenoir-Rhyne College, North Carolina, 1991. Distinguished poet-in-residence Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1987.
Honorary visiting scholar Institute Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1987-1990.
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Fellow Royal Society Literature. Member Aosdána. M C.
Married Patricia Marie Strang Avis, May 3, 1955 (divorced 1959). 1 child, Emily Avis.