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'''Doireann Ní Ghríofa''' is an [[Irish Poetry|Irish poet]] who writes in both [[Irish language|Irish]] and [[English language|English]]. |
'''Doireann Ní Ghríofa''' is an [[Irish Poetry|Irish poet]] who writes in both [[Irish language|Irish]] and [[English language|English]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Doireann Ní Ghríofa was born in [[Galway]] in 1981, but grew up in [[County Clare]]. She now lives in [[Cork city]]. |
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Ní Ghríofa has published widely in literary magazines in Ireland and abroad, such as [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/58289 Poetry], ''[[The Irish Times]]'', ''[[Irish Examiner]]'', ''[[Prairie Schooner]]'', ''[[The Stinging Fly |
Ní Ghríofa has published widely in literary magazines in Ireland and abroad, such as [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/58289 Poetry], ''[[The Irish Times]]'', ''[[Irish Examiner]]'', ''[[Prairie Schooner]]'', and ''[[The Stinging Fly]]''.<ref>[http://www.ennisbookclubfestival.com/authors-contributors/speaker/31-doireann-ni-ghriofa Doireann Ní Ghríofa], Ennis Bookclub Festival.</ref> In 2012 her poem "Fáinleoga" won the [[Wigtown Book Festival|Wigtown Award]] for poetry written in [[Scottish Gaelic]].<ref>[http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetry-competition/wigtown-poetry-prize-winners-gaelic-2012 "2012 Winners - Gaelic"], Wigtown Book Festival.</ref> Ní Ghríofa was selected for the prestigious Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award 2014 - 2015.<ref>Gerard Beirne, [http://numerocinqmagazine.com/2014/06/17/doireann-ni-ghriofa-selected-for-the-ireland-chair-of-poetry-bursary-award/ "Doireann Ní Ghríofa selected for the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722074446/http://numerocinqmagazine.com/2014/06/17/doireann-ni-ghriofa-selected-for-the-ireland-chair-of-poetry-bursary-award/ |date=2014-07-22 }}, Numéro Cinq.</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2016 her book ''Clasp'' was shortlisted for ''The Irish Times'' [[Poetry Now Award]], the national poetry prize of Ireland<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/and-then-there-were-five-poetry-now-shortlist-announced-1.2503925 "2016 Poetry Now Shortlist]</ref> and was awarded the [[Michael Hartnett]] [[Michael Hartnett#Eigse Michael Hartnett|Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/205280/Two-poets-to-share-Michael-Hartnett.html|title=Two poets to share Michael Hartnett Poetry Award 2016 - What's on - Limerick Leader|website=www.limerickleader.ie|access-date=2016-05-27}}</ref> She was also awarded the [[Rooney Prize for Irish Literature]] in 2016. |
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She has received two literature bursaries from the [[Arts Council of Ireland]] (2011 and 2013).<ref>Philip Casey, [http://www.irishwriters-online.com/ni-ghriofa-doireann/ "Ní Ghríofa, Doireann"], Irish Writers Online.</ref> |
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Ní Ghríofa was selected for the prestigious Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award 2014 - 2015.<ref>Gerard Beirne, [http://numerocinqmagazine.com/2014/06/17/doireann-ni-ghriofa-selected-for-the-ireland-chair-of-poetry-bursary-award/ "Doireann Ní Ghríofa selected for the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722074446/http://numerocinqmagazine.com/2014/06/17/doireann-ni-ghriofa-selected-for-the-ireland-chair-of-poetry-bursary-award/ |date=2014-07-22 }}, Numéro Cinq.</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2016 her book ''Clasp'' was shortlisted for ''The Irish Times'' [[Poetry Now Award]], the national poetry prize of Ireland<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/and-then-there-were-five-poetry-now-shortlist-announced-1.2503925 "2016 Poetry Now Shortlist]</ref> and was awarded the [[Michael Hartnett]] [[Michael Hartnett#Eigse Michael Hartnett|Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/205280/Two-poets-to-share-Michael-Hartnett.html|title=Two poets to share Michael Hartnett Poetry Award 2016 - What's on - Limerick Leader|website=www.limerickleader.ie|access-date=2016-05-27}}</ref> |
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She was awarded the [[Rooney Prize for Irish Literature]] in 2016. |
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A trilingual collaborative pamphlet written with Choctaw poet [[LeAnne Howe]] appeared in 2017.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/famine-bonds-choctaw-and-irish-poets-combine-1.3130918 "Choctaw and Irish Poets Combine]</ref> |
A trilingual collaborative pamphlet written with Choctaw poet [[LeAnne Howe]] appeared in 2017.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/famine-bonds-choctaw-and-irish-poets-combine-1.3130918 "Choctaw and Irish Poets Combine]</ref> |
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Ní Ghríofa collaborated with the artist [[Alice Maher]] on the limited edition book ''Nine Silences'' published by Salvage Press in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 100 Archive |url = http://www.100archive.com/project/nine-silences}}</ref> |
Ní Ghríofa collaborated with the artist [[Alice Maher]] on the limited edition book ''Nine Silences'' published by Salvage Press in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 100 Archive |url = http://www.100archive.com/project/nine-silences}}</ref> |
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She is a recipient of a [[Lannan Literary Award]] Fellowship. <ref>[https://lannan.org/literary/detail/doireann-n%C3%AD-ghr%C3%ADofa/literary-award ]</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
Revision as of 19:09, 8 February 2020
Doireann Ní Ghríofa is an Irish poet who writes in both Irish and English.
Biography
Doireann Ní Ghríofa was born in Galway in 1981, but grew up in County Clare. She now lives in Cork city.
Ní Ghríofa has published widely in literary magazines in Ireland and abroad, such as Poetry, The Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Prairie Schooner, and The Stinging Fly.[1] In 2012 her poem "Fáinleoga" won the Wigtown Award for poetry written in Scottish Gaelic.[2] Ní Ghríofa was selected for the prestigious Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award 2014 - 2015.[3]
In 2016 her book Clasp was shortlisted for The Irish Times Poetry Now Award, the national poetry prize of Ireland[4] and was awarded the Michael Hartnett Award.[5] She was also awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2016.
A trilingual collaborative pamphlet written with Choctaw poet LeAnne Howe appeared in 2017.[6]
In 2018, Ní Ghríofa received the Premio Ostana literary award (Italy) [7] and was chosen as a Seamus Heaney Centre Fellow [8] at Queen's University Belfast.
Ní Ghríofa collaborated with the artist Alice Maher on the limited edition book Nine Silences published by Salvage Press in 2018.[9]
She is a recipient of a Lannan Literary Award Fellowship. [10]
Bibliography
Poetry collections
- Résheoid (Coiscéim, 2011)
- Dúlasair (Coiscéim, 2012)
- Dordéan, do Chroí / A Hummingbird, your Heart (Smithereens Press, 2014) [11]
- Clasp (Dedalus Press, 2015; ISBN 978-1910251027)
- Oighear (Coiscéim, 2017)
- Singing, Still - A Libretto for the 1847 Choctaw Gift to the Irish for Famine Relief [12]
Critical response
Of Ní Ghríofa's book Clasp, Maya Catherine Popa in Poetry wrote: "The poems excel in their consideration of motherhood, particularly its paradoxical losses and gains, separation and unity… In Ní Ghríofa’s English debut, what seem to be long-considered obsessions are explored with tenderness and unflinching curiosity. The collection’s section titles, “Clasp,” “Cleave,” “Clench,” suggest the muscularity of attachment to the past, place, and the body that drives the poetic impulse."[13]
According to Clíona Ní Riordáin of Southword, "The woman’s body is central to the collection, highlighted, visible, unconquered. Forgotten bones are reclaimed, gendered territory is staked out; it is clear that Ní Ghríofa’s has a voice which will not be silenced… In Clasp Ní Ghríofa has signalled that she is a poetic force to be reckoned with.”[14]
References
- ^ Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Ennis Bookclub Festival.
- ^ "2012 Winners - Gaelic", Wigtown Book Festival.
- ^ Gerard Beirne, "Doireann Ní Ghríofa selected for the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award" Archived 2014-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Numéro Cinq.
- ^ "2016 Poetry Now Shortlist
- ^ "Two poets to share Michael Hartnett Poetry Award 2016 - What's on - Limerick Leader". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Choctaw and Irish Poets Combine
- ^ "Doireann Ní Ghríofa - Premio Giovani"
- ^ "Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry"
- ^ "100 Archive".
- ^ [1]
- ^ "SP8 - 'Dordéan, do Chroí -- A Hummingbird, your Heart' by Doireann Ní Ghríofa", Smithereens Press.
- ^ "Singing, Still".
- ^ "Poetry Magazine Review"
- ^ "Southword Review"