{"title":"Pat Boran","description":"Pat Boran was born in Portlaoise, Ireland in 1963 and currently lives in Dublin. Prior to taking over the running of the press in 2005, he had published four collections of poetry with Dedalus: \u003cem\u003eThe Unwound Clock\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), which won the Patrick Kavanagh Award, \u003cem\u003eFamiliar Things\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/em\u003e (1996) and \u003cem\u003eAs the Hand, the Glove\u003c\/em\u003e (2001). His \u003cem\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (first published by Salt Publishing in 2005) was reissued, with minor revisions, by Dedalus in November 2007. In addition to poetry he has published a collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eStrange Bedfellows\u003c\/em\u003e (1991) and his short fiction titles for children includes \u003cem\u003eAll the Way from China\u003c\/em\u003e (1999) which was a finalist for the Bisto Book of the Year Award. His non-fiction titles include the writers' handbook \u003cem\u003eThe Portable Creative Writing Workshop\u003c\/em\u003e (1999\/revised and expanded 2005) and \u003cem\u003eA Short History of Dublin\u003c\/em\u003e (2000). A former editor of \u003cem\u003ePoetry Ireland Review\u003c\/em\u003e and presenter of The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1 (see the streaming audio archive at the RTÉ website), he has also edited \u003cem\u003eWingspan: A Dedalus Sampler\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) and \u003cem\u003eFlowing, Still: Irish Poets on Irish Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e (Dedalus, 2009). In 2007 he was elected to the membership of Aosdána and in 2008 he received the Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Poetry Award of the University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN. \n\n\"A writer of great tenderness and lyricism\"\n\u003cem\u003eAgenda\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\"Amongst the most tantalising poetry being written in Ireland\"\n\u003cem\u003eFortnight\u003c\/em\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"the-watchful-heart-a-new-generation-of-irish-poets","title":"The Watchful Heart: A New Generation of Irish Poets","description":"Edited and presented by Joan McBreen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well-planned and carefully assembled, \u003ci\u003eThe Watchful Heart\u003c\/i\u003e adds to the pleasures of all good collections a distinctive bonus: as readers we get to hear each poet's voice in, so to speak, two mediums: poetry and reflective prose. It gives a fascinating cross-section of Irish poetry at the present time.\"\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Coughlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watchful Heart - A New Generation of Irish Poets\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of the work of twenty-four Irish poets born in the last fifty years. It contains biographical and bibliographical details of each contributor, together with photographs. All poets included have published at least two collections of poetry. Poetry in Irish with translations is also included. None of the poetry in this anthology has previously been published in collection form and most of the essays are published here for the first time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor \u003cb\u003eJoan McBreen\u003c\/b\u003e's 2009 publications include a collection, \u003ci\u003eHeather Island\u003c\/i\u003e and the anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Watchful Heart - A New Generation of Irish Poets\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Her poetry has been anthologised in \u003ci\u003eIrish Poetry Now: Other Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnveiling Treasures: The Attic Guide To The Published Works of Irish Women Literary Writers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe White Page\/An Bhileog Bhan: Twentieth-Century Irish Women Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She has conducted workshops and given readings all over Ireland and the United States for many years. She is the co-founder and Managing Director of Salmon Poetry. In 2008, she edited \u003ci\u003eSalmon: A Journey in Poetry, 1981-2007\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of Salmon Poetry.  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Since receiving the Patrick Kavanagh Award in 1989, he has published four collections of poetry as well as \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (reisued by Dedalus in 2007). A former editor of \u003ci\u003ePoetry Ireland Review\u003c\/i\u003e and presenter of The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1, he has also edited \u003ci\u003eWingspan: A Dedalus Sampler\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). 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