{"title":"Dedalus Press","description":"\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dedalus Press is one of Ireland’s best known and longest running literary imprints, specialising in the best in contemporary Irish poetry and poetry from around the world in translation. We also publish occasional prose titles by poets, or books which survey or explore aspects of the world of poetry. The press receives support from The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon and is a not-for-profit enterprise dedicated to improving the visibility of poetry and the lot of poets. Dubbed “one of the most outward-looking poetry presses in Ireland and the UK” (UNESCO.org), the press, named for James Joyce’s Stephen Dedalus, is heir to both a classical inheritance and a particularly Irish interpretation of same.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1985 by poet John F Deane, Dedalus Press has been run since 2006 by poet \/ broadcaster Pat Boran and manager Raffaela Tranchino. 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