Irish poet Paul Durkan
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Irish poet Paul Durcan is a contemporary Irish writer celebrated for his darkly comic, conversational verse that often explores family, politics, and Irish society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irish poet Paul Durkan canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Irish poet
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person ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Irish American Cultural Institute Award
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Whitbread Poetry Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-10-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Durcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Catholicism
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Irish history ⓘ Irish politics ⓘ family life ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| name | Paul Durcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversational style
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darkly comic verse ⓘ exploration of Irish society ⓘ exploration of family relationships ⓘ exploration of politics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Snail in My Prime
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Crazy About Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Daddy, Daddy ⓘ Give Me Your Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil ⓘ The Berlin Wall Café NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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writer ⓘ |
| period |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Dublin
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Dublin ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
John Durcan
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Patrick Durcan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Durcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Nessa O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
conversational
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darkly comic ⓘ |
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