Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1978) Winner
Tom Paulin
トム・ポーリン
Tomu Pōrin
Aliases:
Thomas Neilson Paulin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-25 （Leeds）
- Nationality
- Northern Irish, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Leeds, England → Belfast, Northern Ireland → England
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, critic, academic
- Active Years
- 1970-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Nottingham, Hertford College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Field Day Theatre Company
- Influenced By
- Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Michael Longley
- Influenced
- William Hazlitt
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annadale Grammar School | — | Literature | — | — | Northern Ireland |
| Hull University | — | English Literature | — | — | England |
| Lincoln College, Oxford | — | English Literature | — | — | England |
Annadale Grammar School
Literature
Country:
Northern Ireland
Hull University
English Literature
Country:
England
Lincoln College, Oxford
English Literature
Country:
England
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Somerset Maugham Prize | A State of Justice | — | — | 受賞 |
Somerset Maugham Prize
1977
Work:
A State of Justice
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A State of Justice
1977 Poetry collectionPoetry collection
politicsNorthern Ireland
The Invasion Handbook
Poetry collectionThe Strange Museum
Poetry collectionLiberty Tree
Poetry collectionTranslations by Author
- Medea (Euripides)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- political poetrypassionate argument
- Recurring Motifs
- Northern Irish identityanti-Zionismanti-war
Legacy
Northern Irish poet and critic known for political commentary and poetry.
Archives
- Leeds University Library
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
In Popular Culture
- Band Tompaulin named after him
Trivia
- Married to Munjiet Kaur 'Giti' Khosa from Belfast's Sikh community.
- Two sons, at least one grandchild.