Matthew Sweeney. Courtesy Salt Publishing.
Matthew Sweeney (born 6 October 1952) is an Irish poet.[1]
Life[]
Sweeney was born in Donegal, Ireland.
He graduated from Gormanston College, Polytechnic of North London. and the University of Freiburg in 1979.
He had residencies at the University of East Anglia, and South Bank Centre, and has served as poet-in-residence at the National Library for the Blind (UK).[2]
He has lived for many years in London.
Recognition[]
- 1984 - New Statesman Prudence Farmer Award
- 1987 - Cholmondeley Award
- 1999 - Arts Council Writers' Award
- 2007 - T.S. Eliot Prize (shortlist)
- 2008 - Poetry Now Award (shortlist) for Black Moon.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- A Dream of Maps. Dublin: Raven Arts Press, 1981.
- A Round House. London: Alison & Busby, 1983.
- The Lame Waltzer. London: Alison & Busby, 1985.
- Blue Shoes. London: Secker & Warburg, 1989.
- Cacti. London: Secker & Warburg, 1992.
- The Bridal Suite. London: Cape, 1997.
- Penguin Modern Poets 12 (by Helen Dunmore, Jo Shapcott, & Matthew Sweeney}. London & New York: Penguin, 1997.
- A Smell of Fish. London: Cape, 2000.
- Selected Poems. London: Cape, 2002.
- Sanctuary. London: Cape, 2004.
- Black Moon. London: Cape, 2007.
- The Night Post: A new selection. London: [[Salt Publishing|Salt], 2010.
- Horse Music. Tarset, Northumberland, UK: Bloodaxe, 2013.
Non-fiction[]
- Writing Poetry and Getting Published. London: Hodder, 1997; Lincolnwood, IL: NTC, 1997.
- also published as Writing Poetry. London: Hodder, 2008.
- also published as Write Poetry and Get It Published. London: Teach Yourself, 2010.
Juvenile[]
Poetry[]
- The Flying Spring Onion, and other poems (illustrated by David Austen). London: Faber, 1992.
- Fatso in the Red Suit. London: Faber, 1995.
- Up on the Roof: New and selected poems (illustrated by David Austen). London: Faber, 2001.
Stories[]
- The Snow Vulture. London & Boston: Faber, 1992.
- Fox. London: Bloomsbury, 2002.
Edited[]
- Emergency Kit: Poems for strange times (edited with Jo Shapcott). London: Faber, 1996.
- Beyond Bedlam: Poems written out of mental distress (edited with Ken Smith). London: Anvil Press Poetry, 1997.
- The New Faber Book of Children's Verse (illustrated by Sara Fanelli). London: Faber, 2001.
- also issued as The New Faber Book of Children's Poems. London: Faber, 2003.
- Irish Poems. London: Macmillan, 2005.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
National Poetry Competition joint second place winner Matthew Sweeney reads
References[]
- ↑ Matthew Sweeney interview, Rimbaud.org. Web, Dec. 2, 2015.
- ↑ Matthew Sweeney, Poetry Foundation. Web, Dec. 2, 2015.
- ↑ Search results = au:Matthew Sweeney, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 7, 2013.
External links[]
- Poems
- Matthew Sweeney: Two poems at the London Review of Books
- Three poems at Manifold
- Matthew Sweeney b.1952 at the Poetry Foundation
- Matthew Sweeney (Ireland, 1952) at Poetry International (15 poems)
- Audio / video
- About
- Matthew Sweeney at the British Council
- Matthew Sweeney at Ricorso
- Matthew Sweeney interview at Rimbaud.org
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