Valentin Iremonger (14 February 1918 – 22 May 1991) was an
Irish
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diplomat and
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...
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He was born on
Valentine's Day
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in
Sandymount,
Dublin
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and joined the diplomatic service. He served as Irish Ambassador to Sweden, Norway, Finland, India, Luxembourg and Portugal.
His poetry collections include ''One Recent Evening'' (1944, with
Robert Greacen
Robert Greacen (1920–2008) was an Irish poet and member of Aosdána. Born in Derry, Ireland, on 24 October 1920, he was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Trinity College Dublin. He died on 13 April 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.
Greacen's ...
and
Bruce Williamson), ''On the Barricades'' (1944, with Robert Greacen and Bruce Williamson) ''Reservations'' (1950), ''Horan's Field and Other Reservations'' (1972), and ''Sandymount'' (1988). In 1945 he won the
Æ Memorial Prize for a manuscript collection of poems.
[''Irish Times'', "A.E. MEMORIAL PRIZE, 1945", 18 December 1945] He was poetry editor of the literary magazine ''Envoy'' from 1949 to 1951.
He also produced translations from the Irish language, including ''Dialann Deoraí'' by
Dónall Mac Amhlaigh
Dónall Peadar Mac Amhlaigh (10 December 1926 – 27 January 1989) was an Irish writer active during the 20th century. A native of County Galway, he is best known for his Irish-language works about life as a labourer in the post-Second Wo ...
, (''An Irish Navvy'', 1964); and ''Rotha Mór an tSaoil'' by
Micí Mac Gabhann
Micí Mac Gabhann (22 November 1865 – 29 November 1948) was a seanchaí and memoirist from the County Donegal Gaeltacht. He is best known for his posthumously published emigration memoir ''Rotha Mór an tSaoil'' (1959). It was dictated to his ...
(''The Hard Road to Klondike'', 1973), and a translation of the German poet
Rilke (''Beatha Mhuire /sraith dhánta Ghearmáinise le Rainer Maria Rilke'', 1990). A radio play, ''Wrap Up My Green Jacket'' was broadcast by the
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He edited, with Robert Greacen, ''Contemporary Irish Poetry'' (1949); and ''Irish Short Stories'' (1960).