The Authentic Touch (Hardcover, Limited edition)

James Kirkup (born April 23, 1918) is a prolific English poet, translator, travel writer and reviewer. He was brought up in South Shields, and educated at Durham University. He has written 30 books, including an autobiography and plays. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. fantasy of a homosexual soldier for the dead Christ, was banned in 1979 under the UK's blasphemy laws after Gay News published it on June 3, 1976. The blasphemous libel charge named Gay News Ltd and the editor, Denis Lemon and was brought by Mary Whitehouse, founder and first president of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association.