Dennis O'Driscoll
Irish poet, essayist, critic and editor (1954ā2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dennis O'Driscoll (1 January 1954 ā 24 December 2012) was an Irish poet, essayist, critic and editor. Regarded as one of the best European poets of his time, Eileen Battersby considered him "the lyric equivalent of William Trevor" and a better poet "by far" than Raymond Carver.[1] Gerard Smyth regarded him as "one of poetry's true champions and certainly its most prodigious archivist.[2] His book on Seamus Heaney is regarded as the definitive biography of the Nobel laureate.[3]
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Born | (1954-01-01)1 January 1954 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Died | 24 December 2012(2012-12-24) (aged 58) Naas, County Kildare, Ireland |
Occupation | Writer |
Genre | Poem, essay |
Notable awards | Lannan Literary Award E. M. Forster Award |
Spouse | Julie O'Callaghan |
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