John Patrick Montague
John Patrick Montague (born February 28, 1929 in Brooklyn , New York City , † December 10, 2016 in Nice , France ), known as John Montague , was an Irish poet and writer.
Life
Born in Brooklyn to Irish parents, he grew up in Armagh, Northern Ireland . There he attended St. Patrick's College. He later studied in Dublin at University College . He graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History. In 1952 he obtained a Master of Arts . In 1953 and 1954 he studied at Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut (USA) and in 1955 earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa in Iowa City .
From 1956 to 1961 he worked in Dublin for the State Tourist Board . In 1964 and 1965 he taught at the Poetry Workshop at the University of California at Berkeley . Similar teaching activities took place from 1967 to 1968 at University College Dublin and at the Experimental University of Vincennes . This was followed by a position as a lecturer at University College Cork .
In 1969 he became a member of the Irish Academy of Letters ; he was also a member of Aosdána .
Montague wrote short stories and poems. In addition, he wrote a piece and translated texts from the Irish language .
Awards
- 1976: Irish-American Cultural Institute Award
- 2016: Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award for Lifetime Achievement
Works
- Forms of Exile , 1958
- The Old People , 1960
- Poisoned Lands and Other Poems , 1961
- Cause for Sin , 1964
- All Legendary Obstacles , 1966
- Patriotic Suite , 1966
- Home Again , 1967
- A Chosen Light , 1967
- Hymn to the New Omagh Road , 1968
- A New Siege , 1969
- Tides , 1970
- The Rough Field , 1972
- Small Secrets , 1972
- The Cave of Night , 1974
- O'Riada's Farewell , 1974
- The Great Cloak , 1978
- The Rough Field , 1979
- The Lost Notebook , 1993
- First landscape, first death , 2008
In addition, he published anthologies . Including 1974 The Faber Book of Irish Verse .
literature
- Short biography John Patrick Montague in explorations - 30 Irish storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-353-00123-9 , page 349 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lara Marlowe: Irish poet John Montague dies in France aged 87 . The Irish Times , December 10, 2016, accessed December 11, 2016.
- ↑ John Montague . Aosdána website, accessed December 11, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montague, John Patrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montague, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 2016 |
| Place of death | Nice |