Paul Durcan
Biography
Durcan was educated at University College, Cork, where he studied archaeology and medieval history.
He lives in Dublin.
Awards: 1974: Patrick Kavanagh Award1989: Irish American Cultural Institute Poetry Award1990: Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for Poetry (shortlist) for Daddy, Daddy1990; Whitbread Poetry Award for Daddy, Daddy1995: Heinemann Award (joint winner).
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- Country
- Ireland
- Gender
- Male
- Education
- Gonzaga College
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Birth date
- 16 October 1944
- Member of
- Aosdána
- Nationality
- Irish
- Cholmondeley Award
Books
O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor
Paul Durcan
Winner of the 2014 irish book lifetime achievement awardo westport in the light of asia minor was first published in a tiny edition in dublin in 1975.
Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil
Paul Durcan
Winner of the 2014 irish book lifetime achievement awardpaul durcan has been at the heart of irish cultural life for over 40 years and his poetry has acquired a huge international following.
Cries of an Irish caveman
Paul Durcan
Winner of the 2014 irish book lifetime achievement awardcries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems.
Days of Surprise
Paul Durcan
Winner of the lifetime achievement irish book award 2014paul durcan never imagined he would be clasped by a woman again, but life is full of surprises!
Praise In Which I Live And Move And Have My Being
Paul Durcan
Paul durcan's 22nd collection finds monsieur le poète on the road in paris, new york city, chicago, brisbane, and achill island, meditating upon the sanctuary of home and what it means to feel truly at home.
Art of Life
Paul Durcan
In the art of life paul durcan takes us around county mayo in his "filthy, two-door, bottle-green opel astra", stopping off at westport and achill island, where he declares himself to be "globally sad", but "locally glad".
Praise in Which I Live and Move and Have My Being
Paul Durcan
Paul durcan's twenty-second collection finds monsieur le poète on the road in paris, new york city, chicago, brisbane, and achill island, meditating upon the sanctuary of home and what it means to feel truly at home.
Snail in My Prime
Paul Durcan
Since the publication of his first book in 1967, paul durcan has made satirical, celebratory and extraordinarily moving poetry out of his country's fortunes and misfortunes.
Cries of an Irish Caveman
Paul Durcan
Cries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems.
Art of Life
Paul Durcan
Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil
Paul Durcan
Paul durcan has been at the heart of irish cultural life for 30 years and his poetry has acquired a huge international following.
Laughter of Mothers
Paul Durcan
Berlin Wall Cafe
Paul Durcan
This was the collection with which durcan broke through to the huge and appreciative audience he enjoys today.
Christmas Day
Paul Durcan
For most of us christmas is the season of huge helpings of good food, good drink, and with luck, good cheer, as the rituals of cracker-pulling, present-giving and happy or sulphurous family reunions fizzle and bang through the long afternoon.
Life Is a Dream
Paul Durcan
Famous for his electrifying poetry readings, paul durcan marks four decades of composing silently and reciting aloud with this magnificent collection, which brings together for the first time the critically acclaimed poet's own choice of his work from his.
The Art of Life
Paul Durcan
Paul Durcan's diary.
Paul Durcan
Walking alone in the streets of the world, paul durcan has taken the listener on an exhilarating journey.
Cries of an Irish caveman
Paul Durcan
Cries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems.
The Poetry Quartets
Paul Durcan
Each two-hour double-cassette is a poetry quartet of four poets reading and talking about their work for thirty minutes..
Snail in My Prime, A
Paul Durcan
Since the publication of his first book in 1967, paul durcan has made satirical, celebratory and extraordinarily moving poetry out of his country's fortunes and misfortunes.
At the edge of the edge of Mark Joyce
Paul Durcan
Christmas Day
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Christmas Day
Paul Durcan
This book of poems by an irish poet forms a beautiful vision of christmas day..
Christmas Day
Paul Durcan
This book of poems by an irish poet forms a beautiful vision of christmas day..
Snail in my prime
Paul Durcan
Since the publication of his first book in 1967, paul durcan has made satirical, celebratory and extraordinarily moving poetry out of his country's fortunes and misfortunes.
Berlin Wall Cafe
Paul Durcan
This was the collection with which durcan broke through to the huge and appreciative audience he enjoys today.
Give me your hand
Paul Durcan
A Snail in My Prime
Paul Durcan
Snail in my prime
Paul Durcan
A Snail in My Prime
Paul Durcan
Going home to Russia
Paul Durcan
Crazy about women
Paul Durcan
Daddy, daddy
Paul Durcan
Critically acclaimed for his vibrant and eclectic "poetry of the present moment", paul durcan is one of the most dramatically intense modern irish poets.
Daddy, daddy
Paul Durcan
Critically acclaimed for his vibrant and eclectic "poetry of the present moment", paul durcan is one of the most dramatically intense modern irish poets.
The Berlin Wall Café
Paul Durcan
This was the collection with which durcan broke through to the huge and appreciative audience he enjoys today.
The Selected Paul Durcan
Paul Durcan
Now available for the first time - a north american edition of the work of one of ireland's most highly acclaimed and popular poets..
Jesus and Angela
Paul Durcan
Jesus and Angela
Paul Durcan
Going home to Russia
Paul Durcan
Teresa's Bar
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Teresa's bar
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Selected Paul Durcan
Paul Durcan
Berlin Wall Café
Paul Durcan
This was the collection with which durcan broke through to the huge and appreciative audience he enjoys today.
Jumping the train tracks with Angela.
Paul Durcan
Jumping the train tracks with Angela
Paul Durcan
Ark of the North
Paul Durcan
Ark of the North
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Selected Paul Durcan
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Jesus, break his fall
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Sam's cross
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