T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1994) Winner
Paul Muldoon
ポール・マルドゥーン
Pōru Marudūn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-06-20 （Portadown, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Belfast, Northern Ireland → Princeton, New Jersey, USA → New York City, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Author, Professor
- Active Years
- 1973-2025
- Affiliations
- Princeton University, Oxford University, The New Yorker
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, President of the Poetry Society (UK)
- Influenced By
- Seamus Heaney
- Influenced
- Nominations
- T. S. Eliot Prize 2002 shortlist (Moy Sand and Gravel), Poetry Now Award 2011 shortlist (Maggot)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | — | English | BA | 1969-1973 | United Kingdom |
Queen's University Belfast
English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1969-1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Moy Sand and Gravel | — | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1994 | T. S. Eliot Prize | The Annals of Chile | — | — | Winner |
| 2003 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Moy Sand and Gravel | — | — | Winner |
| 2004 | Shakespeare Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2017 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | — | — | — | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
2003
Work:
Moy Sand and Gravel
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
T. S. Eliot Prize
1994
Work:
The Annals of Chile
Result:
Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
2003
Work:
Moy Sand and Gravel
Result:
Winner
Shakespeare Prize
2004
Result:
Winner
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
2017
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
-
Edition 84 (2003) Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2003) Winner
Works
Major Works
Moy Sand and Gravel
2002 PoetryPulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection.
Northern IrelandIdentity
Madoc: A Mystery
1990 Long poemComplex metafiction poem exploring Coleridge and Southey's utopian colony in America.
ColonisationHistory
The Annals of Chile
1994 PoetryT. S. Eliot Prize-winning poetry collection.
New Weather
1973 PoetryDebut poetry collection.
Bibliography
- New Weather (1973)
- Mules (1977)
- Why Brownlee Left (1980)
- Quoof (1983)
- Meeting the British (1987)
- Madoc: A Mystery (1990)
- The Annals of Chile (1994)
- Hay (1998)
- Moy Sand and Gravel (2002)
- Horse Latitudes (2006)
- Maggot (2010)
- One Thousand Things Worth Knowing (2014)
- Frolic and Detour (2019)
- Howdie-Skelp (2021)
- Joy in Service on Rue Tagore (2024)
Translations by Author
- The Astrakhan Cloak (trans. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Difficult, sly, allusive styleCasual use of obscure or archaic wordsUnderstated wit, punningDeft technique in meter and slant rhyme
- Recurring Motifs
- The Troubles in Northern IrelandHistory and mythWordplay
Legacy
One of the leading contemporary Irish poets, winner of Pulitzer Prize and many others. Professor at Princeton, Oxford Professor of Poetry.
Archives
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
- Leeds University Library
In Popular Culture
- Lyrics for rock bands like Warren Zevon, own bands Rackett, Rogue Oliphant
Trivia
- Grew up in a house with almost no books, self-educated.
- Worked at BBC for 13 years.
- Poetry editor at The New Yorker.