Theo Dorgan
Theo Dorgan | |
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| Born | 1953 Cork,Ireland |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
| Period | 1960s–present |
Theo Dorgan(born 1953) is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer, translator,librettistand documentary screenwriter. He lives inDublin.
Life[edit]
Dorgan was born inCorkin 1953 being the second child born into a family of 8 boys and 8 girls to parents Bertie and Rosemary Dorgan, and was educated inNorth MonasterySchool. He completed a BA in English and Philosophy and a MA in English atUniversity College Cork,after which he tutored and lectured at that University, while simultaneously being Literature Officer with Triskel Arts Centre in Cork.[1]He was visiting faculty atUniversity of Southern Maine.[2]
He lives in Dublin with his partner, the poet and playwrightPaula Meehan.
Career[edit]
After Theo Dorgan's first two collections,The Ordinary House of LoveandRosa Mundi,went out of print, Dedalus Press reissued these two titles in a single volumeWhat This Earth Cost Us.[3]He has also published selected poems in Italian,La Case ai Margini del Mundo,(Faenza, Moby Dick, 1999).
Dorgan has editedThe Great Book of Ireland(with Gene Lambert, 1991);Revising the Rising(with Máirín Ní Dhonnachadha, 1991);Irish Poetry Since Kavanagh(Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1996);Watching the River Flow(with Noel Duffy, Dublin, Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann, 1999);The Great Book of Gaelic(with Malcolm Maclean, Edinburgh, Canongate, 2002); andThe Book of Uncommon Prayer(Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2007).
He has been the Series Editor of the European Poetry Translation Network publications and Director of the collective translation seminars from which the books arose.
A former Director ofPoetry Ireland(Irish:Éigse Éireann), Dorgan has worked as a broadcaster of literary programmes on both radio and television. He was the presenter ofPoetry NowonRTÉRadio 1, and later for RTÉ's TV books programme,Imprint.He was the scriptwriter for the TV documentary seriesHidden Treasures.[4][5]HisJason and the Argonauts,set to music byHoward Goodall,was commissioned by and premiered in theRoyal Albert Hallin 2004. A series of text pieces by Dorgan feature in the dance musicalRiverdance;he was specially commissioned to create them for the theatrical show. His songs have been recorded by a number of musicians, including Alan Stivell,Jimmy Crowleyand Cormac Breathnach.
Awards and recognition[edit]
Dorgan was awarded the Listowel Prize for Poetry in 1992 and the O'Shaughnessy Prize for Irish Poetry in 2010. A member ofAosdána,he was appointed as a member of theArts Council(An Chomhairle Ealaíon) from 2003 to 2008.[6][7]He also served on the board of CorkEuropean Capital of Culture2005.[8]
He was awarded the 2015 Poetry Now Award forNine Bright Shiners.[9]
Works[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- The ordinary house of love,Salmon Pub., 1990,ISBN9780948339509
- Rosa Mundi,Salmon poetry, 1995,ISBN9781897648643
- La casa ai margini del mondo.,Translated by M. Giosa, Mobydick, 1998,ISBN9788881780761
- Sappho's Daughter,Wave Train Press, 1998,ISBN9780953192304
- La Hija de Safo,Translated by Francisco Castaño, Hiperión Ediciones, 2001,ISBN9788475176970
- What This Earth Cost Us,Dedalus Press, 2008,ISBN9781904556947
- Greek,Dedalus Press, 2010,ISBN9781906614171
- Making Way,New Island Books, 2013,ISBN9781848402249
- Nine Bright Shiners,Dedalus Press, 2014,ISBN9781906614980
- Orpheus,Dedalus Press, 2018,ISBN9781910251300
- Bailéid Giofógacha,Coiscéim, 2019
Non-fiction[edit]
- Sailing for home: a voyage from Antigua to Kinsale,Penguin Ireland, 2004; Penguin Ireland, 2005,ISBN9781844880492;Dedalus Press, 2010,ISBN9781906614331
- Time on the Ocean: A Voyage From Cape Horn to Cape Town,New Island Books, 2010,ISBN9781848400757
- Editor
- A Book of Uncommon Prayer.Penguin Books Limited. 5 June 2008.ISBN978-0-14-191726-9.
- Preghiere non-comuni,Armenia (1 January 2009)ISBN978-8834422380
Translations[edit]
- Songs of earth and light,Barbara Korun, Southword Editions, 2005,ISBN9781905002061
References[edit]
- ^"Theo Dorgan (poet) - Ireland".Poetry International.Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2018.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Stonecoast in Ireland - Guest Faculty Bio, Theo Dorgan".University of Southern Maine.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"What This Earth Cost Us by Theo Dorgan".Deadalus Press.10 March 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 14 May 2022.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Theo Dorgan".Dedalus Press.Archivedfrom the original on 23 April 2021.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Theo Dorgan".Munster Literature Centre.Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2014.Retrieved28 February2014.
- ^"Theo Dorgan".The Arts Council of Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2007.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Theo Dorgan".Aosdána.Archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2022.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^Lynch, Ken; English, Eoin (26 April 2005)."Dorgan attacks business sector over Cork 2005".Irish Examiner.Archivedfrom the original on 3 August 2021.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Theo Dorgan wins Irish Times-Poetry Now award".The Irish Times.21 March 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 1 February 2016.Retrieved14 May2022.
Sources[edit]
- William Stewart, Steven Barfield,British and Irish poets: a biographical dictionary, 449–2006,McFarland, 2007,ISBN9780786428915
Further reading[edit]
- "Poet Theo Dorgan inaugurates series celebrating Irish writing and culture".College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University.9 April 2015.
- Cork 2005: A weekly diary from the European Capital of Culture (20 January 2005)."Where's the beef? How delays and confusion are hindering some events".The Irish Times.Retrieved3 August2021.
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External links[edit]
- Official website for Theo Dorgan
- Entry for Theo Dorgan on the Aosdána web page
- Dedalus Press author page
- Poem by Theo Dorgan in Magma
- Nothing Rhymes,Broadsheet,7 August 2012
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