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Joan McBreen

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Joan McBreen (born 1947), is an Irish poet whose work has been translated into many languages and appears in anthologies.

Joan McBreen
Born1947
Sligo
NationalityIrish

Biography

Joan McBreen was born in Sligo in 1947. She got her education and qualified as a primary school teacher. In 1997 McBreen was awarded an MA from University College, Dublin. McBreen is involved with a number of literary festivals in Ireland. She has assisted at Yeats International Summer School as well as been part of Clifden Arts Week, Cúirt International Festival of Literature which is held in Galway and Listowel Writers’ Week. Since 2007 McBreen has been a Literary Advisor and Co-ordinator of the Oliver St. John Gogarty Literary Festival. She has also traveled to give readings and lectures in Illinois, Massachusetts, Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Iowa, Alabama, Minnesota and Missouri. McBreen lives in both Tuam and Renvyle, Co. Galway.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Bibliography

  • The Wind Beyond the Wall (Brownsville: Story Line 1990), 52pp.
  • A Walled Garden in Moylough (Galway: Salmon 1995)
  • Winter in the Eye: New & Selected Poems (Cliffs of Moher: Salmon Poetry 2003)
  • Heather Island (Cliffs of Moher: Salmon Press 2009)
  • Map and Atlas (Salmon Poetry, 2017)
  • The White Ban/An Bhileog Bhán (Galway: Salmon Poetry 2001)
  • The Watchful Heart - A New Generation of Irish Poets: Poems & Essays (Moher: Salmonpoetry 2009)

Discography

  • The Long Light on the Land: Selected Poems (Castlebar: Ernest Lyons Prods. 2004)

References and sources

  1. ^ "Untitled Document". Ricorso. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. ^ "The White Page / An Bhileog Bhán". Joan McBreen. 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. ^ "Holdings: The white page :". Catalogue. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  4. ^ "Winter in the Eye: New & Selected Poems".
  5. ^ "Galway hospitals to take part in international literature festival". The Irish Times. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  6. ^ "Joan McBreen papers, (Archival material, 1979) [WorldCat.org]". WorldCat.org. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  7. ^ "The Taste of Strawberries by Joan McBreen". Poetry Ireland. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. ^ "Joan McBreen Poetry Reading and Reception". Wellesley College. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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