Thomas John Carlisle

Thomas John Carlisle (11 October 1913 - 17 August 1992), was a 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 married Dorothy Mae Davis (1912-1990) on 20 August 1936 and was ordained minister at First Presbyterian Church, Plattsburgh, in 1937. He also served as minister in Tupper Lake, New York, and in New Delhi, New York. His served as pastor at Stone Street Presbyterian Church, Watertown, New York from 1949-1978. He retired from active ministry in 1978. His published books of poetry include "I Need a Century"(1936), "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), "Invisible Harvest"(1987), and "Looking for Jesus: Poems in Search of the Christ of the Gospels" (posth. 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.