Patrick O'Leary (born September 13, 1952) is an American writer.

Life and work

Born on September 13, 1952, in

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, O'Leary's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series. He wrote the poem "Nobody Knows It But Me" which was used in the popular 2002 advertising campaign for the

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and read in the commercial by

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Works

* ''Door Number Three'' (1995) * ''The Gift'' (1998) – nominated for the

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* '' Other Voices, Other Doors'' (collection) (2000) * ''The Impossible Bird'' (2002) * "The Cane" (2007) Published in ''Postscripts 12'' * ''The Black Heart'' (2009) * "51" (2022)

References

External links

O'Leary's Tumblr page

"Nobody Knows It But Me"
at

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Excerpts from interview
in '' Locus'' (September 1999) *
O'Leary's substack page
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