Thomas John Carlisle, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetThomas John Carlisle
American writer
Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1913
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1992
Profession: poet
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Thomas John Carlisle
- Thomas John Carlisle (October 11, 1913 – August 17, 1992) was an American poet, Presbyterian minister, and an expert on Emily Dickinson.
- He was born in Plattsburgh, New York, the only son of Ruby Grace Mann and Thomas H.
- Carlisle.
- He was educated at Williams College and Union Theological Seminary, New York.
- He married Dorothy Mae Davis (1912–1990) on August 20, 1936, and was ordained minister at First Presbyterian Church of Plattsburgh in 1937.
- He also served as minister in Tupper Lake and Delhi, New York.
- He served as pastor at Stone Street Presbyterian Church, Watertown, New York from 1949–1978.
- He retired from active ministry in 1978. His published poetry collections include I Need a Century (1963), You! Jonah! (1968), Celebration (1970), Mistaken Identity (1973), Journey with Job (1976), Eve and After: Old Testament Women in Portrait (1984), Beginning with Mary: Women of the Gospels in Portrait (1986), "Journey with Jonah" (1984); Invisible Harvest (1987), and Looking for Jesus: Poems in Search of the Christ of the Gospels (1993).
- His poetry has also appeared in the publications alive now! (published by The Upper Room), the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times.
- His love poem "Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One" with music by Dr.
- Arthur W.
- Frackenpohl has been published as a choir anthem and as a solo by Shawnee Press, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
- He is buried at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York.
- The Thomas John Carlisle Papers are housed at St.
- Lawrence University in Canton, NY.
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