New and Selected Poems of Patrick Galvin |
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| Editor:
| Delanty, Greg
Welch, Robert |
| Introduction by:
| Delanty, Greg |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85918-079-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cork University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Patrick Galvin, one of Ireland's most distinctive and original poets, was born in Cork in 1927. Author of seven collections of poetry his work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and has been broadcast by the BBC and RTÉ. Robin Skelton in a review for The Guardian states that Galvin is 'one of the few really original poets of our generation'. Galvin is also a well-known playwright and was Resident Dramatist at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast from 1973 to 1979. His awards...
More DescriptionPatrick Galvin, one of Ireland's most distinctive and original poets, was born in Cork in 1927. Author of seven collections of poetry his work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and has been broadcast by the BBC and RTÉ. Robin Skelton in a review for The Guardian states that Galvin is 'one of the few really original poets of our generation'. Galvin is also a well-known playwright and was Resident Dramatist at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast from 1973 to 1979. His awards include a Leverhulme Fellowship in Drama and the prestigious Irish American Cultural Award for Poetry in 1995.