Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu

Sri Lankan poet

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1915

Place of Birth: Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1983

Profession: poet

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu

  • Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu (15 August 1915 – 23 June 1983) was a Tamil poet, editor, critic and publisher, who for many years played a significant part on the literary scenes of London and New York City.
  • He founded in 1939 the respected literary magazine Poetry London, which "soon became the best known poetry periodical in England, and Tambimuttu became widely known as a skillful editor." Four issues of Poetry London–New York were published in the 1950s; the fifth in 1960.
  • Among those published by Tambimuttu were Lawrence Durrell, Kathleen Raine, W.
  • H.
  • Auden, Gavin Ewart, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Roy Campbell, Robin Skelton, Keith Douglas, and many other notable writers.
  • In 1955 Tambimuttu was described by The New York Times as "probably the best-known contemporary Sri Lankan Tamil poet".
  • He created two publishing houses, Editions Poetry London (established in 1943) and Lyrebird Press (1968), both of which published major works.

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