Eddie Linden

Eddie Linden
Linden in 1985
Born
John Edward Glackin

(1935-05-05)5 May 1935
Died19 November 2023(2023-11-19) (aged 88)
Maida Vale, London, England
Other names
  • Eddie S. Linden
  • Eddie Sean Linden
  • Edward Sean Linden
Occupations
  • Poet
  • political activist
  • magazine editor

Edward Sean Linden (born John Edward Glackin; 5 May 1935 – 19 November 2023) was a Scottish-Irish poet, literary magazine editor, and political activist. From 1969 to 2002, he published and edited the poetry magazine Aquarius, which The Irish Post said made him "one of the leading figures on the international poetry scene". The journal was significant in the growth of British, Irish, and international poets and has been described as Linden's "crowning gift to literaturethe nurturing and developing of poetic talent".