Leland Bardwell
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Leland Bardwell is an Irish poet, novelist and playwright. She was born in India to Irish parents, and moved to Ireland at the age of two.
She is considered an important poet by her contemporaries. On the publication of Bardwell's fourth collection of poetry, "The White Beach", Eilean Ni Chuilleanain
stated "it is good to see her work of the decades collected - it has inspired many Irish poets, male and female, and should be much more widely known," adding that her work was "witty, full of sharp intimate honesty, full of truth and surprises."
It was recently announced that Bardwell's novel "Girl on a Bicycle
" will be republished by Irish publisher, Liberties Press
.
Bardwell lives in Sligo and is a member of Aosdána
.
Prose
Bardwell has published four novels:
A collection of short stories:
And a memoir:
Plays
Bardwell's plays have been produced by RTÉ and BBC.
Life and reputation
Having moved from India, Bardwell grew up in Leixlip, County Kildare. She was educated at Alexandra school and later at the University of London.She is considered an important poet by her contemporaries. On the publication of Bardwell's fourth collection of poetry, "The White Beach", Eilean Ni Chuilleanain
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is an Irish poet born in Cork .-Life:Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is the daughter of Eilís Dillon and Professor Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin. She was educated at University College Cork and The University of Oxford. She lives in Dublin with her husband Macdara Woods, and they have one...
stated "it is good to see her work of the decades collected - it has inspired many Irish poets, male and female, and should be much more widely known," adding that her work was "witty, full of sharp intimate honesty, full of truth and surprises."
It was recently announced that Bardwell's novel "Girl on a Bicycle
Girl on a Bicycle
Girl on a Bicycle is a 1977 novel by Leland Bardwell . The novel is set in 1940s Ireland, and deals with the reality of being Protestant and what it means to be an individual caught up in the momentum of historical change...
" will be republished by Irish publisher, Liberties Press
Liberties Press
Liberties Press is one of Ireland's leading publishers of non-fiction titles of Irish and international interest. Since its inception in 2003 it has published on a wide range of subjects; from titles of literary interest such as John Montague's A Ball of Fire to Con Houlihan's collection of...
.
Bardwell lives in Sligo and is a member of Aosdána
Aosdána
Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...
.
Published works
Poetry- The Mad Cyclist [New Writers' Press, 1970]
- The Fly and the Bed Bug [Beaver Row Press, 1984]
- Dostoevsky's Grave: Selected Poems [Dedalus, 1991]
- The White Beach: New and Selected Poems, 1960-1998 [Salmon Publishing, 1998]
Prose
Bardwell has published four novels:
- Girl on a BicycleGirl on a BicycleGirl on a Bicycle is a 1977 novel by Leland Bardwell . The novel is set in 1940s Ireland, and deals with the reality of being Protestant and what it means to be an individual caught up in the momentum of historical change...
[Irish Writers Co-operative, 1977] - That London Winter [Co-op Books, 1981]
- The House [Brandon, 1984]
- There We Have Been [Attic Press, 1989]
A collection of short stories:
- Different Kinds of Love [Attic Press, 1987]
And a memoir:
- A Restless Life [Liberties Press, 2008]
Plays
Bardwell's plays have been produced by RTÉ and BBC.
External links
- http://www.irishwriters-online.com/lelandbardwell The author's entry on Irish Writers Online
- http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/leland-an-irish-everywoman-1475135 The Irish Independent's review of "A Restless Life"
- Liberties Press The author's publishers