Dennis O'Driscoll
Dennis O'Driscoll 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. Gerard Smyth regarded him as "one of poetry's true champions and certainly its most prodigious archivist. His book on Seamus Heaney is regarded as the definitive biography of the Nobel laureate.
Background
- Born in
- Thurles
- Educated at
- University College Dublin
- Awards
- 🏆 E. M. Forster Award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Poetry is a highly visible art in Ireland ; in our rapidly secularised society, it has become a kind of erzatz religion, applying the elevated ceremonial language without the divisive doctrine."
"Our creative habits are as mysterious to each other as our domestic habits."
"There is a democratic but deluded post-modern fantasy whereby everybody is demed an artist."
"I love the way form and rhythm can somehow confer a higher destiny on even the most workaday words."
"Usually what is termed 'Inspiration' means the ingredients are garnered for you and you must concoct a suitable recipe."
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Timeline
1954
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Died
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