Marie MacSweeney |
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Born | Dublin |
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Occupation | Writer |
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Nationality | Irish |
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Genre | Poetry, short stories |
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Marie MacSweeney is an Irish poet and award-winning short-story writer.
Life and work
Born in Dublin of Kerry parents, MacSweeney attended Haddington Road school and Loreto College in Crumlin. She has also produced radio plays and historical essays.[1] Two of these, Dreams and Stars and A Life in the Day of Ravishing Rita were broadcast on RTE Radio One.[2]
In 1992 she moved to Wales but returned to Ireland and now she lives in Drogheda.[1] She has two sons.[3]
Awards
- Francis MacManus award (2001).[3]
Bibliography
- Mother Cecily's Music Room (Belfast, Lapwing, 2005)
- Flying During the Hours of Darkness (Lapwing, 2009)
- Cooking for Gallileo, a collection of poems and stories (Pagan Publications Ireland, 2014)
- Our Ordinary World and Other Stories (Victoria, Canada, Trafford Publishing, 2004 - self-published)
- Letters from a Recalcitrant Woman (MolyM Press, 2013)
References
Further reading