Theo Dorgan is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer, translator, librettist and documentary screenwriter.
12 Facts About Theo Dorgan
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Theo Dorgan completed a BA in English and philosophy and a MA in English at University College Cork, after which he tutored and lectured at that university, while simultaneously being literature officer at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork.
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Theo Dorgan was visiting faculty at the University of Southern Maine.
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Theo Dorgan has published selected poems in Italian, La Case ai Margini del Mundo,.
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Theo Dorgan has edited The Great Book of Ireland ; Revising the Rising ; Irish Poetry Since Kavanagh ; Watching the River Flow ; The Great Book of Gaelic ; and The Book of Uncommon Prayer.
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Theo Dorgan has been the series editor of the European Poetry Translation Network publications and director of the collective translation seminars from which the books arose.
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Theo Dorgan was the presenter of Poetry Now on RTE Radio 1, and later for RTE Television's books programme, Imprint.
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Theo Dorgan was the scriptwriter for the television documentary series Hidden Treasures.
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Theo Dorgan's songs have been recorded by a number of musicians, including Alan Stivell, Jimmy Crowley and Cormac Breathnach.
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Theo Dorgan was awarded the Listowel Prize for Poetry in 1992 and the O'Shaughnessy Prize for Irish Poetry in 2010.
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Theo Dorgan served on the board of Cork European Capital of Culture 2005.
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Theo Dorgan was awarded the 2015 Poetry Now Award for Nine Bright Shiners.