Conleth O'Connor
Conleth O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 1993 (age 45) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 1976–1993 |
| Spouse | Frances |
| Children | 1 |
Conleth O'Connor (1947–1993) was an Irish poet.[1][2][3][4]
Early life[edit]
O'Connor was born in 1947.[5] His family were from Dún Laoghaire, but he grew up in Camolin, County Wexford.[2]
Career[edit]
O'Connor published four collections of poetry and was elected to Aosdána, an elite association of Irish artists, serving as Toscaire (co-leader) in 1990.[6] He worked at the Irish Writers Centre and Irish Writers Union. He contributed to The Great Book of Ireland and died in 1993.[7]
He most admired Samuel Beckett, Paul Celan and Miroslav Holub.[8]
Anthony Cronin described O'Connor as "one of Ireland's most distinctive and experimental poets until his premature death in 1993, dissecting the realities of modern Irish life."[9] Anne Haverty wrote a poem in his honour in a 1997 issue of Books Ireland, "Death's Gift."[10]
Bibliography[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- Trinities (1976)[11][12]
- The Judas Cry (1979)[13]
- Behind the Garden Gnomes (1982)[14]
- A Corpse Auditions Its Mourners: New and Selected Poems (1987)[15]
- Nights without Stars, Days Without Sun: Selected Poems (1997; posthumous)[16]
Plays[edit]
Personal life[edit]
O'Connor was married to Frances, a ceramicist; they had one child, Breffni.[8] He was a close friend of the writer Dermot Bolger.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "The North - 21". The Poetry Business.
- ^ a b "Conleth O'Connor". www.ricorso.net.
- ^ "An enthralling companion". The Irish Times.
- ^ "The Christmas when poetry reached Finglas". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Hogan, Robert (12 January 2016). Macmillan Dictionary of Irish Literature. Macmillan International Higher Education. ISBN 9781349077953 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Arts Council Annual Report 1990" (PDF).
- ^ "Sour grapes, low spirits". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b Casey, Philip (1993). "Conleth O'Connor: An Appreciation". The Poetry Ireland Review (38). JSTOR 25577506 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Arc Publications - Books". www.arcpublications.co.uk.
- ^ "Death's Gift: In Memory of Conleth O'Connor | Anne Haverty | download". af.booksc.eu.
- ^ O'Connor, Conleth (9 February 1976). "Trinities: A Collection of Poems". Profile Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Trinities: A Collection of Poems – via www.kennys.ie.
- ^ "The Judas Cry - Ulysses Rare Books". rarebooks.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Faragó, Borbála (27 March 2014). Medbh McGuckian. Bucknell University Press. ISBN 9781611485646 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Connor, Conleth (9 February 1987). A Corpse Auditions Its Mourners. Raven Arts Press. ISBN 9781851860180 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Connor, Conleth (9 February 1997). Nights Without Stars, Days Without Sun. Arc Publications. ISBN 9781900072052 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Conleth O'Connor - Playwright". www.doollee.com.
- ^ "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
- ^ ""It isn't the despair that gets to me, it's the hope"". The Irish Times.