Person: Derek Walcott

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Kilkenny again validate timeworn ‘work and talent’ theory

Perhaps as the two of them relaxed some evening in Cambridge, Seamus Heaney enlightened Derek Walcott about hurling and Croke Park and what happens when the known universe narrows into a man standing over a sideline cut with time running out on another season.

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Book review: The Zoo of the New: Poems to Read Now

It’s a thankless task, editing a poetry anthology — by their very nature they attract criticism for who makes the final cut and who doesn’t. 

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Nobel laureate Derek Walcott dies, aged 87

Nobel laureate Derek Walcott has died at his home in St Lucia aged 87, his family has said.

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Getting to know author Catherine Banner

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Gallery to host free arts events as part of ‘Great Book’ exhibit

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From Amergin’s invocation of Ireland to those who are shaping its future

LEAVING CERT: Ode to joy as Plath makes a return for candidates

The appearance of poet Sylvia Plath on Leaving Certificate English Paper 2 will have brought joy to a huge proportion of the 35,000 higher-level students yesterday afternoon.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2013

‘Kells II’ a celebration of Irish creativity

It has been described as a “Book of Kells of the second millennium”.

Sat, 19 Jan, 2013

‘Kells II’ a celebration of Irish creativity

It has been described as a “Book of Kells of the second millennium”.

Sat, 19 Jan, 2013

Beginners Pluck - Craig Sterling

Craig Sterling has been making things up since he was five years old.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2011

Rocky road to recovery

New Light for the Old Dark, Sam Willetts, Jonathon Cape; £20

Sat, 05 Mar, 2011

Pullman joins book event

PHILIP PULLMAN and John le Carre are among the best-selling authors taking part in the launch of World Book Night in London. They will be joined by host Graham Norton at the event in Trafalgar Square on Friday, March 4.

Thu, 24 Feb, 2011

Sun shines on students as right poets turn up

DESPITE the poor forecast, the sun came out in many parts of the country on Saturday morning, almost as if it knew that Leaving Certificate students were back in the exam hall.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2009

First female poetry professor

A GREAT-great granddaughter of Charles Darwin has become the new Oxford Professor of Poetry following a contest tinged with controversy.

Mon, 18 May, 2009

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