Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1990) Winner
Paul Durcan
ポール・ダーカン
Pōru Dākan
Aliases:
Pól Mac Duarcáin / Paul Francis Durcan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-10-16 （Dublin）
- Died
- 2025-05-17 （Dublin） age 80
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Dublin → Turlough, County Mayo → London → Barcelona → Cork → Ringsend, Dublin
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1967-2016
- Affiliations
- Aosdána, Ireland Professor of Poetry
- Memberships
- Aosdána (founding member)
- Nominations
- 2005 Poetry Now Award shortlist (The Art of Life)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin | — | Economics | — | 1960年代初頭 | Ireland |
| University College Cork | — | Archaeology and Medieval History | — | 1970年代 | Ireland |
University College Dublin
Economics
Period:
1960年代初頭
Country:
Ireland
University College Cork
Archaeology and Medieval History
Period:
1970年代
Country:
Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Irish American Cultural Institute Poetry Award | — | — | Irish American Cultural Institute | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Whitbread Award | Daddy, Daddy | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award
1974
Result:
受賞
Irish American Cultural Institute Poetry Award
1989
Organization:
Irish American Cultural Institute
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Award
1990
Work:
Daddy, Daddy
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
2001
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2014) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
Daddy, Daddy
1990 PoetryA collection of poems about father-daughter relationships.
FamilyIdentity
Crazy About Women
1991 PoetryPoems inspired by paintings, published with National Gallery of Ireland.
WomenArt
A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems
1993 PoetryNew and selected poems.
LifeHumour
Bibliography
- Endsville (1967)
- O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor (1975)
- Sam's Cross (1978)
- Teresa's Bar (1976/1986)
- Jesus, Break his Fall (1980)
- Ark of the North (1982)
- The Selected Paul Durcan (1982)
- Jumping the Train Tracks with Angela (1983)
- The Berlin Wall Café (1985)
- Going Home to Russia (1987)
- Daddy, Daddy (1990)
- Crazy About Women (1991)
- A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems (1993)
- Give Me Your Hand (1994)
- Christmas Day (1997)
- Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil (1999)
- Cries of an Irish Caveman (2001)
- The Art of Life (2004)
- The Laughter of Mothers (2007)
- Life Is a Dream: 40 Years Reading Poems 1967-2007 (2009)
- Praise In Which I Live And Move And Have My Being (2012)
- The Days of Surprise (2015)
- Wild, Wild Erie: Poems Inspired by Paintings and Sculpture in the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous and satiricalPersonal and candidConversational poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- Family relationshipsIrish everyday lifePolitical and social critique
Health
-
Cardiomyopathy晩年Poor health in later years, cause of death.
Legacy
One of Ireland's leading contemporary poets, known for his unique style blending humour and darkness. Served as Ireland Professor of Poetry, published numerous collections, and won several awards.
Archives
- National Library of Ireland
In Popular Culture
- Contributed poem to Van Morrison's album Enlightenment.
- Poems studied in Irish Leaving Certificate.
Trivia
- Worked as a security guard with Michael Hartnett in London in 1967.
- Father was a judge, mother a solicitor.
- Had two daughters and a son born in 1988.
- Lived in Ringsend, Dublin docklands for 35 years.