Patrick Galvin, one of Ireland 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 RTE. Galvin is master of the
understatement combining black humour with intense compassion to
create a poetry that is directly political and humane, expressed
with conviction in an effortless style of great emotional depth.
His first collection of poetry Heart of Grace was published in 1957
followed by the mould-breaking Christ in London. Other collections
include The Wood-Burners, Man on the Porch and Folk Tales For the
General, a Poetry Ireland Book Choice. His most recent works The
Mad Women of Cork and The Death of Art O'Leary were published in
1994. 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. This single volume supports the
sentiments of many critics who believe his work is a significant
contribution to poetry in Ireland.
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