James Liddy

James Liddy
Born(1934-07-01)1 July 1934
Dublin, Ireland
Died4 November 2008(2008-11-04) (aged 74)
OccupationPoet

James Liddy (1 July 1934 – 4 November 2008) was an Irish poet, born in Dublin, Ireland. He is best known for his collections In A Blue Smoke (1964), Blue Mountain (1968), Orpheus in the Ice-Cream Parlour (1975) and Bascinn (1977). The first volume of Liddy's memoir, The Doctor's House: An Autobiography, was published in 2004.

He died on 4 November 2008.