Seumas O'Sullivan

Seumas O'Sullivan

Seumas or Seamus O'Sullivan, real name James Sullivan Starkey, (17 July 1879 - 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and editor of "The Dublin Magazine". He was born in Dublin and spent his adult life in the suburb of Rathgar.

His books include "Twilight People" (1905), "Verses Sacred and Profane" (1908), "The Earth Lover" (1909), "Selected Lyrics" (1910), "Collected Poems" (1912), "Requiem" (1917), "Common Adventures" (1926), "The Lamplighter" (1929), "Personal Talk" (1936), "Poems" (1938), "Collected Poems" (1940), and "Dublin Poems" (1946).

His father William Starkey (1836-1918), a physician, was also a poet and a friend of George Sigerson.

External links

* [http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/o/OSullivan,S/life.htm O'Sullivan at the Princess Grace Irish Library]


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