Derek Mahon
Derek Mahon (born November 23, 1941 in Belfast , † October 1, 2020 in Kinsale ) was an Irish poet .
Life
In addition to his lyrical works, Mahon is also known for translations from French and as a screenwriter . In the English-speaking world and especially in Ireland he is best known for his poem A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford , a meditation on u a. the being forgotten, the peripheral, the suppressed and the everyday. This poem is partly treated in schools and universities and can also be found in many anthologies . In 2007 he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
Mahon lived in Dublin . He died in the early autumn of 2020 at the age of 78; A final volume of Mahon poetry entitled Washing Up has been announced for October 2020 .
Works (poetry)
- Night-Crossing (1968)
- Lives (1972)
- The Snow Party (1975)
- Poems 1962-1978 (1979)
- Courtyards in Delft (1981)
- The Hunt By Night (1982)
- Antarctica (1985)
- Selected Poems (1990)
- Selected Poems (1991)
- The Yaddo Letter (1992)
- The Hudson Letter (1995)
- The Yellow Book (1997)
- Collected Poems (1999)
- Selected Poems (2000)
- Harbor Lights (2005)
- To Autumn Wind (2010); ISBN 978-1852354879
Published in German
- Ovid on the move: Selected poems . Bilingual, translated by Hans-Christian Oeser and Margitt Lehbert , Edition Rugerup , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-942955-06-5 .
literature
- Christopher Steare: Derek Mahon - a study of his poetry , London, Greenwich Exchange, 2017, ISBN 978-1-910996-08-9 .
- Stephen Enniss: After the Titanic - a life of Derek Mahon , Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 2014, ISBN 978-0-7171-6441-7 .
- Hugh Haughton: The poetry of Derek Mahon , Oxford a. a., Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-921544-7 .
Web links
- Derek Mahon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Neil Genzlinger: Derek Mahon, Popular Irish Poet, Is Dead at 78. In: The New York Times . October 2, 2020, accessed October 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Irish poet Derek Mahon has died. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur - Kulturnachrichten . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mahon, Derek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2020 |
| Place of death | Kinsale |