Dennis O'Driscoll

For the Gaelic footballer, see Denis O'Driscoll.

Dennis O'Driscoll
Born(1954-01-01)1 January 1954
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died24 December 2012(2012-12-24) (aged 58)
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
OccupationWriter
GenrePoem, essay
Notable awardsLannan Literary Award
E. M. Forster Award
SpouseJulie O'Callaghan

Dennis O'Driscoll (1 January 1954 – 24 December 2012) was an Irish poet, essayist, critic and editor. Regarded as one of the best European poets of his time, Eileen Battersby considered him "the lyric equivalent of William Trevor" and a better poet "by far" than Raymond Carver.[1] Gerard Smyth regarded him as "one of poetry's true champions and certainly its most prodigious archivist.[2] His book on Seamus Heaney is regarded as the definitive biography of the Nobel laureate.[3]

  1. ^ "Departure of O'Driscoll leaves us all the poorer". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Sharp observer who drew on his working life". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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