Michael O'Sullivan (born 1959) is an
Irish poet
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.
Educated at
University College Cork
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The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...
(UCC), he graduated with an honours master's degree in 1989.
His first book collection was ''The Physics Of Parting'' in 1993, with an introduction by
John Montague. Many of his books are listed in the
National Library of Ireland
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Catalogue and have been published by
Lapwing Publications, Belfast, Northern Ireland. His poems, short stories and reviews have appeared in distinguished anthologies and journals in Ireland, Great Britain and America. A selection of his poems appeared in ''The Cloverdale Anthology Of Irish Poetry'' 1992, and in 1993 he won The American Cloverdale Prize for Poetry.
Anthologies
Among the anthologies and journals to feature his work are:
* ''Oxford Poetry''
* ''Poetry Ireland Review''
* ''Human Rights Have No Borders'';
Amnesty International
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[''Human Rights Have No Borders. Voices Of Irish Poets''. Edited By Kenneth Morgan And Almut Schlepper. (Marino Books) .]
Bibliography
*''The Physics Of Parting'' (Wyndham Hall Press/The Cloverdale Library, Cloverdale Corporation,Bristol, In . Library Of Congress Catalogue No: . .
*''The Judge Who Sentenced You To Your Own Destiny'' (Lapwing Publications, Belfast, 2001. .
*''Lover Of Ashes'' (Lapwing Publications, Belfast. 2005.
*''Mornings Of The Oresteia'' (New & Selected Poems 1978-2008) Lapwing Publications, Belfast. .
References
External links
Author's websitePoetry Ireland entry for Michael O'Sullivan
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Living people
Irish poets
Alumni of University College Cork
Place of birth missing (living people)
1959 births