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Tom Paulin

January 19, 2024

Thomas Neilson Paulin (born 25 January 1949) is a Northern Irish poet and critic of film, music and literature. He lives in England, where he was the G. M. Young Lecturer in English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford.

Early life edit

Paulin was born in Leeds, England. While he was still young, Paulin's Northern Irish Protestant mother and English father moved from Leeds to Belfast. Paulin grew up in a middle class area of the city. According to Paulin, his parents, a doctor and headmaster, held "vaguely socialist liberal views". While still a teenager, Paulin joined the Trotskyist Socialist Labour League.[1]

Paulin was educated at Annadale Grammar School, Hull University and Lincoln College, Oxford.[1]

Work edit

From 1972 to 1994, he worked at the University of Nottingham, first as a lecturer and then as a Reader of Poetry. In 1977, he won the Somerset Maugham prize for his poetry collection A State of Justice and later established his reputation as a literary critic with work such as Minotaur: Poetry and the Nation State (1992).[citation needed] He has championed the work of literary and social critic William Hazlitt and has taken part in a campaign which succeeded in having Hazlitt's gravestone refurbished.[citation needed]

Paulin is considered to be among a group of writers from a Unionist background "who have attempted to recover the radical Protestant republican heritage of the eighteenth century to challenge orthodox concepts" of Northern Irish Protestant identity.[2] His passionate arguments and desire for a political poetry hails from the influence of John Milton, according to critic Jonathan Hufstader, though his outrage "often consumes itself in congested anger".[3]

Paulin is most widely known in Britain for his appearances on the late-night BBC arts programmes The Late Show, Late Review and Newsnight Review.

Following the success of the Field Day Theatre Company's tour of Brian Friel's play Translations in late 1980, the two founding directors (Friel and Stephen Rea) decided to make Field Day a permanent enterprise. Thus, to qualify for financial support from both the Northern Irish and the Irish governments, they expanded the governing board from the original two members to six: Friel, Rea, Paulin, Seamus Deane, Seamus Heaney and David Hammond.

Paulin was a member of the Labour Party but resigned after declaring that the government of Tony Blair was "a Zionist government".[4] His poem "Killed in Crossfire" when published in British newspaper The Observer aroused some controversy for referring to a Palestinian boy being "gunned down by the Zionist SS".[5] According to Denis MacShane in Globalising Hatred: The New Antisemitism (2008), it was Paulin's expression of his "anger and anguish at the behaviour of Israeli troops".[6] In an interview he gave to the state-owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram Weekly, Paulin described Israeli government actions in Palestine as "an historical obscenity". When asked how he responds to accusations of anti-Semitism that follow such descriptions, he told the newspaper "I just laugh when they do that to me. It does not worry me at all. These are the Hampstead liberal Zionists. I have utter contempt for them. They use this card of anti-Semitism". Regarding supporters of Israel, Paulin stated "You are either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist. Everyone who supports Israel is a Zionist".[4] After his comments in Al-Ahram raised controversy, he said in a letter to The Independent and the Daily Telegraph, that his views were "distorted", writing, "I have been, and am, a lifelong opponent of anti-Semitism ... I do not support attacks on Israeli civilians under any circumstances. I am in favour of the current efforts to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians".[7] In 2009, he translated Euripides's Medea.[8] The band Tompaulin were named after Paulin.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Tom Paulin", The Guardian, 23 March 2002
  2. ^ Cleary, Joe (2002). Literature, Partition and the Nation State: Culture and Conflict in Ireland, Israel and Palestine. Cambridge UP. p. 75. ISBN 0-521-65732-6.
  3. ^ Hufstader, Jonathan. "Tom Paulin". Tongue of Water, Teeth of Stones: Northern Irish Poetry and Social Violence. UP of Kentucky. pp. 189–218. ISBN 9780813131139.
  4. ^ a b Al-Ahram Weekly Online, 4–10 April 2002
  5. ^ Paulin, Tom (18 February 2001). "Killed in Crossfire". The Guardian. The Observer. Retrieved 8 September 2014. We're fed this inert // this lying phrase // like comfort food // as another little Palestinian boy // in trainers jeans and a white teeshirt // is gunned down by the Zionist SS // whose initials we should // - but we don't - dumb goys - // clock in that weasel word crossfire
  6. ^ Denis, MacShane (2008). Globalising Hatred: The New Antisemitism'. Orion Publishing Group.
  7. ^ "Paulin Likely To Speak in Spring". Harvard Crimson.
  8. ^ "Tom Paulin – complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent" doollee.com – The Playwrights Database

External links edit

  • Tom Paulin: Poetic polemicist BBC News, 15 November 2002 – Profile
  • British Council profile
  • Archival Material at Leeds University Library
  • Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Tom Paulin papers, 1969-2008

January 19, 2024
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Thomas Neilson Paulin born 25 January 1949 is a Northern Irish poet and critic of film music and literature He lives in England where he was the G M Young Lecturer in English Literature at Hertford College Oxford Contents 1 Early life 2 Work 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editPaulin was born in Leeds England While he was still young Paulin s Northern Irish Protestant mother and English father moved from Leeds to Belfast Paulin grew up in a middle class area of the city According to Paulin his parents a doctor and headmaster held vaguely socialist liberal views While still a teenager Paulin joined the Trotskyist Socialist Labour League 1 Paulin was educated at Annadale Grammar School Hull University and Lincoln College Oxford 1 Work editFrom 1972 to 1994 he worked at the University of Nottingham first as a lecturer and then as a Reader of Poetry In 1977 he won the Somerset Maugham prize for his poetry collection A State of Justice and later established his reputation as a literary critic with work such as Minotaur Poetry and the Nation State 1992 citation needed He has championed the work of literary and social critic William Hazlitt and has taken part in a campaign which succeeded in having Hazlitt s gravestone refurbished citation needed Paulin is considered to be among a group of writers from a Unionist background who have attempted to recover the radical Protestant republican heritage of the eighteenth century to challenge orthodox concepts of Northern Irish Protestant identity 2 His passionate arguments and desire for a political poetry hails from the influence of John Milton according to critic Jonathan Hufstader though his outrage often consumes itself in congested anger 3 Paulin is most widely known in Britain for his appearances on the late night BBC arts programmes The Late Show Late Review and Newsnight Review Following the success of the Field Day Theatre Company s tour of Brian Friel s play Translations in late 1980 the two founding directors Friel and Stephen Rea decided to make Field Day a permanent enterprise Thus to qualify for financial support from both the Northern Irish and the Irish governments they expanded the governing board from the original two members to six Friel Rea Paulin Seamus Deane Seamus Heaney and David Hammond Paulin was a member of the Labour Party but resigned after declaring that the government of Tony Blair was a Zionist government 4 His poem Killed in Crossfire when published in British newspaper The Observer aroused some controversy for referring to a Palestinian boy being gunned down by the Zionist SS 5 According to Denis MacShane in Globalising Hatred The New Antisemitism 2008 it was Paulin s expression of his anger and anguish at the behaviour of Israeli troops 6 In an interview he gave to the state owned Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram Weekly Paulin described Israeli government actions in Palestine as an historical obscenity When asked how he responds to accusations of anti Semitism that follow such descriptions he told the newspaper I just laugh when they do that to me It does not worry me at all These are the Hampstead liberal Zionists I have utter contempt for them They use this card of anti Semitism Regarding supporters of Israel Paulin stated You are either a Zionist or an anti Zionist Everyone who supports Israel is a Zionist 4 After his comments in Al Ahram raised controversy he said in a letter to The Independent and the Daily Telegraph that his views were distorted writing I have been and am a lifelong opponent of anti Semitism I do not support attacks on Israeli civilians under any circumstances I am in favour of the current efforts to achieve a two state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians 7 In 2009 he translated Euripides s Medea 8 The band Tompaulin were named after Paulin References edit a b Profile Tom Paulin The Guardian 23 March 2002 Cleary Joe 2002 Literature Partition and the Nation State Culture and Conflict in Ireland Israel and Palestine Cambridge UP p 75 ISBN 0 521 65732 6 Hufstader Jonathan Tom Paulin Tongue of Water Teeth of Stones Northern Irish Poetry and Social Violence UP of Kentucky pp 189 218 ISBN 9780813131139 a b That weasel word Al Ahram Weekly Online 4 10 April 2002 Paulin Tom 18 February 2001 Killed in Crossfire The Guardian The Observer Retrieved 8 September 2014 We re fed this inert this lying phrase like comfort food as another little Palestinian boy in trainers jeans and a white teeshirt is gunned down by the Zionist SS whose initials we should but we don t dumb goys clock in that weasel word crossfire Denis MacShane 2008 Globalising Hatred The New Antisemitism Orion Publishing Group Paulin Likely To Speak in Spring Harvard Crimson Tom Paulin complete guide to the Playwright Plays Theatres Agent doollee com The Playwrights DatabaseExternal links editTom Paulin Poetic polemicist BBC News 15 November 2002 Profile British Council profile Archival Material at Leeds University Library Stuart A Rose Manuscript Archives and Rare Book Library Emory University Tom Paulin papers 1969 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Paulin amp oldid 1186511648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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