Tom Marshall | |
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Born | Thomas Archibald Marshall April 9, 1938 |
Died | April 28, 1993 | (aged 55)
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Queen's University |
Known for | Poet, critic and novelist |
Notable work | The Essential Tom Marshall, 2012 |
Thomas Archibald Marshall (April 9, 1938 – April 28, 1993) was a Canadian poet, critic and novelist. [1]
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, [1] he grew up in the United States. [2] He was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, where he received his MA in 1965, writing his thesis on poet A. M. Klein. [1] [3] Marshall taught at the institution from 1964 until his death. [1]
Marshall was the author of numerous poetry collections and novels, [1] the poetry editor of Canadian Forum and the chief editor of Quarry. [3]
At the time of his death in 1993, Marshall had completed a final novel, The Adventures of John Montgomery. [4] The novel was posthumously published in 1995, and was reissued in 2014 as part of a series of historical novels set in Kingston. [4] The Essential Tom Marshall, an anthology of his poetry compiled by David Helwig and Michael Ondaatje, was published in 2012. [3]
Tom Marshall | |
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Born | Thomas Archibald Marshall April 9, 1938 |
Died | April 28, 1993 | (aged 55)
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Queen's University |
Known for | Poet, critic and novelist |
Notable work | The Essential Tom Marshall, 2012 |
Thomas Archibald Marshall (April 9, 1938 – April 28, 1993) was a Canadian poet, critic and novelist. [1]
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, [1] he grew up in the United States. [2] He was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, where he received his MA in 1965, writing his thesis on poet A. M. Klein. [1] [3] Marshall taught at the institution from 1964 until his death. [1]
Marshall was the author of numerous poetry collections and novels, [1] the poetry editor of Canadian Forum and the chief editor of Quarry. [3]
At the time of his death in 1993, Marshall had completed a final novel, The Adventures of John Montgomery. [4] The novel was posthumously published in 1995, and was reissued in 2014 as part of a series of historical novels set in Kingston. [4] The Essential Tom Marshall, an anthology of his poetry compiled by David Helwig and Michael Ondaatje, was published in 2012. [3]