Greg Delanty
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Greg Delanty is an Irish
poet
. He is artist-in-residence at St. Michael's College
, and current President of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers.
Greg Delanty attended University College Cork (UCC) where he was taught by Sean Lucy and John Montague
and was among a talented group of writers who emerged at the university in that period, including Maurice Riordan
, Gregory O'Donoghue, Thomas McCarthy
, William Wall
, Gerry Murphy
, Sean Dunne
. At UCC Delanty edited the magazine Quarryman and published his first poems there and in The Cork Examiner.
His third collection dealt largely with the theme of emigration. It took its title from the Irish custom of hosting a gathering, both festive and mournful, on the eve of departing for America. Delanty is the son of a printer, and his fourth collection, The Hellbox, is based on the printing idiom he learnt from his father. The Blind Stitch was set in Ireland, America and India.
Delanty was born in Cork, Ireland in 1958, and is generally placed in the Irish tradition. However, he now lives for most of the year in America, where he teaches at St Michael's College, Vermont. He became an American citizen in 1994, retaining his Irish citizenship. Irish novelist Colum McCann, who has himself resettled in America, has described Delanty as the poet laureate of the contemporary Irish-in-America: “Delanty has catalogued an entire generation and its relationship to exile. He is the laureate of those who have gone.”
(1983), the Allen Dowling Poetry Fellowship (1986), the Wolfers-O’Neill Award (1996–97), an Arts Council of Ireland Bursary (1998–99), an award from the Royal Literary Fund (1999), and a Guggenheim Fellowship
.
Republic of Ireland
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He is artist-in-residence at St. Michael's College
St. Michael's College
St. Michael's College may refer to:* Saint Michael's College, a private liberal arts college located in Colchester, Vermont, USA* St Michael's College, Adelaide, Australia, a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary school founded by the Lasallian Brothers* St...
, and current President of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers.
Greg Delanty attended University College Cork (UCC) where he was taught by Sean Lucy and John Montague
John Montague
John Montague may refer to:*John Montague , Irish poet and writer*John Montague , baseball relief pitcher*John Montague , golfer and con man...
and was among a talented group of writers who emerged at the university in that period, including Maurice Riordan
Maurice Riordan
Maurice Riordan is an Irish poet, translator, and editor. Born in Lisgoold, County Cork, Riordan has published three collections of poetry: A Word from the Loki , a largely London-based collection which was a Poetry Book Society Choice and shortlisted for the T. S...
, Gregory O'Donoghue, Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy (poet)
Thomas McCarthy is an Irish poet, novelist, and critic, born in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland. He attended University College Cork where he was part of a resurgence of literary activity under the inspiration of John Montague...
, William Wall
William Wall
William "Bill" Wall is an Irish novelist, poet and short story writer. He was born in Cork City in 1955, but grew up in the coastal village of Whitegate. He received his secondary education at the Christian Brothers School in Midleton. He progressed to University College Cork where he graduated in...
, Gerry Murphy
Gerry Murphy
Gerry Murphy was the Director of Football Development at Huddersfield Town between 1988 and 2009...
, Sean Dunne
Seán Dunne (poet)
- Career :Dunne edited several anthologies, beginning with "The Poets of Munster" and finishing with the "Ireland Anthology" which was completed posthumously by George O'Brien and his partner Trish Edelstein. He released 3 collections of poems...
. At UCC Delanty edited the magazine Quarryman and published his first poems there and in The Cork Examiner.
His third collection dealt largely with the theme of emigration. It took its title from the Irish custom of hosting a gathering, both festive and mournful, on the eve of departing for America. Delanty is the son of a printer, and his fourth collection, The Hellbox, is based on the printing idiom he learnt from his father. The Blind Stitch was set in Ireland, America and India.
Delanty was born in Cork, Ireland in 1958, and is generally placed in the Irish tradition. However, he now lives for most of the year in America, where he teaches at St Michael's College, Vermont. He became an American citizen in 1994, retaining his Irish citizenship. Irish novelist Colum McCann, who has himself resettled in America, has described Delanty as the poet laureate of the contemporary Irish-in-America: “Delanty has catalogued an entire generation and its relationship to exile. He is the laureate of those who have gone.”
Awards
Delanty won the National Poetry Competition in 1999 and was awarded the Austin Clarke Centenary Poetry prize in 1996. He has received numerous other awards including the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry AwardPatrick Kavanagh Poetry Award
The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is an Irish poetry award for a collection of poems by an author who has not previously been published in collected form. It is confined to poets born on the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or a long-term resident of Ireland. It is based on an open...
(1983), the Allen Dowling Poetry Fellowship (1986), the Wolfers-O’Neill Award (1996–97), an Arts Council of Ireland Bursary (1998–99), an award from the Royal Literary Fund (1999), and a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
.
External links
- Carcanet Press
- The entry for Greg Delanty at Irish Writers Online
- Interview with Greg Delanty
- "Greg Delanty Collected Do", Irish Poetry, March 1, 2006
- Audio: Greg Delanty reads "The Wanderer" from The Word Exchange