Paddy Bushe is an Irish poet.
Paddy Bushe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paddy Bushe 1948 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Poet |
Life
editPaddy Bushe (Paddy de Buis) was born in Dublin in 1948. He lives in Waterville, County Kerry.[1]
He writes poetry in both English and Irish. He has also translated Chinese poems into English and Irish. In addition, he has translated some of the poems by Sorley MacLean from Scottish Gaelic into Irish.[2]
Works
editPoetry
edit- Poems With Amergin (Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1989)
- Teanga (Baile Átha Cliath, Coiscéim, 1990)
- Counsellor (Kerry, Sceilg Press, 1991)
- Digging Towards The Light (Dublin, Dedalus Press, 1994)
- In Ainneoin na gCloch (Coiscéim, 2001)
- Hopkins on Skellig Michael (Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2001)
- The Nitpicking of Cranes (Dedalus, 2004)
- To Ring in Silence, new and selected poems (Dedalus, 2008)
- My Lord Buddha of Carraig Eanna (Dedalus Press, 2012).
Awards
edit- Member, Aosdána
- 2006: Oireachtas na Gaeilge prize for poetry
- 2006: Michael Hartnett Poetry Award[3]
- 2016: The Irish Times Poetry Now Award for On A Turning Wing (Dedalus 2016)[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paddy Bushe". Dedalus Press. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Paddy Bushe". Poetry International Archives. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Paddy Bushe". The Poetry Project. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Paddy Bushe". Strokestown International Poetry Festival. Retrieved 24 September 2020.