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Three Irish writers on Costa Book Award shortlists

Three Irish writers on Costa Book Award shortlists | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Karl Geary, Sarah Crossan and Sinéad Morrissey among nominations
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Scottish Poetry Library Podcast: Sinéad Morrissey

Scottish Poetry Library Podcast: Sinéad Morrissey | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Sinead Morrissey talks about her fascination with engineering, her grandfather's communism, and why writing is a 'spooky art'.
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Sinéad Morrissey wins £10,000 Forward poetry prize

Sinéad Morrissey wins £10,000 Forward poetry prize | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Armagh poet wins Best Collection prize for ‘On Balance’. Ocean Vuong and Ian Patterson also honoured
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Sinéad Morrissey wins ‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now award for the second time

Sinéad Morrissey wins ‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now award for the second time | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Belfast poet wins accolade for second time for her collection ‘Parallax’
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Experience and precocity:Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist Announced

Experience and precocity:Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist Announced | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Contemporary Irish poetry is doing well, as the breadth of work up for the Irish Times Poetry Now award demonstrates
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POETRY REVIEW: Poets in the City event at One City One Book Belfast

POETRY REVIEW: Poets in the City event at One City One Book Belfast | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Review of the Poets in the City event at One City One Book Belfast
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The Big Questions: SINÉAD MORRISSEY

The judges for the T S Eliot Prize that you won this week described your winning collection as “politically ambitious”. Did your background in Northern Ireland play any part in that?
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Forget the grumbling, Morrissey a worthy winner of TS Eliot prize - The Conversation

Forget the grumbling, Morrissey a worthy winner of TS Eliot prize - The Conversation | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Forget the grumbling, Morrissey a worthy winner of TS Eliot prize The Conversation The decision to award the TS Eliot poetry prize to Northern Ireland poet Sinéad Morrissey has been greeted with the usual poorly punctuated grumblings about how...
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The Saturday Poem: Last Winter by Sinead Morrissey

The Saturday Poem: Last Winter by Sinead Morrissey | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
by Sinéad Morrissey
was not like last winter, we said, when winter
had ground its iron teeth in earnest: Belfast
colder than Moscow and a total lunar eclipse
hanging its Chinese lantern over the solstice.
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Northern Ireland's Morrissey wins Eliot poetry prize - Chicago Tribune

Northern Ireland's Morrissey wins Eliot poetry prize - Chicago Tribune | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Northern Ireland's Morrissey wins Eliot poetry prize
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Northern Irish poet Sinead Morrissey won Britain's prestigious T.S.
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Sinéad Morrissey: 'The best moment of my life'

Sinéad Morrissey: 'The best moment of my life' | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
The TS Eliot prize for poetry 2013 winner talks about the many perspectives in her winning collection, Parallax
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▶ Sinéad Morrissey reading from Parallax - at T.S. Eliot Prize Readings

Sinéad Morrissey reads from Parallax at the T S Eliot Prize Readings, held at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. Sinéad Morrissey was born in 1972 in Co...
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T S Eliot Prize 2013 - Shortlist Announced including Sinéad Morrissey and Maurice Riordan

T S Eliot Prize 2013 - Shortlist Announced including Sinéad Morrissey and Maurice Riordan | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
The Poetry Book Society was founded by T S Eliot in 1953. We are a unique poetry society, providing guidance and discounts on the very best contemporary poetry.
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Interview by Ian Duhig with Sinéad Morrissey: a maker of intricate poem machines

Interview by Ian Duhig with Sinéad Morrissey: a maker of intricate poem machines | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Interview: the Northern Irish poet has won this year’s Forward Prize for her wonderful collection ‘On Balance’. She talks about how well-made poems can connect with the world
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Trinity Graduate Sinéad Morrissey wins prestigious Forward Prize for Poetry

Trinity Graduate Sinéad Morrissey wins prestigious Forward Prize for Poetry | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Sinéad Morrissey beat off competition from fellow Irish poet and Trinity graduate Michael Longley.
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Sinead Morrissey wins Forward Prize

Sinead Morrissey wins Forward Prize | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Previous winners of one of poetry's most prestigious prizes include Ted Hughes and Carol Ann Duffy.
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Belfast poet laureate Sinéad Morrissey's Russian mission

Belfast poet laureate Sinéad Morrissey's Russian mission | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
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Fifty greatest modern love poems list includes Sinead Morrissey

Fifty greatest modern love poems list includes Sinead Morrissey | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Global reach of experts' new selection ranges over last 50 years, from Scotland to Saudi Arabia, Korea to Kurdistan
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Belfast Poet Laureate Sinead Morrissey: 'The next laureate will need a lot of energy"

Belfast Poet Laureate Sinead Morrissey: 'The next laureate will need a lot of energy" | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Sinead Morrissey had such a severe migraine last week she had to be hospitalised, but only her husband's acupuncture needles could relieve the ache.
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Editor’s choice

Editor’s choice | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
From the archive: Katie Donovan profiles precocious poet Sinead Morrissey (19)
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Sinéad Morrissey's poetry and literary heroines – books podcast

Sinéad Morrissey's poetry and literary heroines – books podcast | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Fresh from winning the TS Eliot prize for poetry, Sinéad Morrissey joins us in the studio to read from her collection, Parallax.
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Belfast poet laureate Sinead scoops TS Eliot Prize for fifth collection, Parallax - Belfast Newsletter

Belfast poet laureate Sinead scoops TS Eliot Prize for fifth collection, Parallax - Belfast Newsletter | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Belfast Newsletter Belfast poet laureate Sinead scoops TS Eliot Prize for fifth collection, Parallax Belfast Newsletter Sinéad Morrissey has won the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry for her latest collection Parallax (published by Carcanet) which she...
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TS Eliot Prize 2013: Sinéad Morrissey's win shows poetry can be thrilling - Telegraph

TS Eliot Prize 2013: Sinéad Morrissey's win shows poetry can be thrilling - Telegraph | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Sinéad Morrissey's ambitious and intricate collection, Parallax, is justly rewarded with the £15,000 TS Eliot Prize
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Sinead Morrissey Wins TS Eliot Prize

Sinead Morrissey Wins TS Eliot Prize | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
News release on Sinéad Morrissey's TS Eliot Prize victory
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Two Irish poets shortlisted for TS Eliot Prize

Two Irish poets shortlisted for TS Eliot Prize | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Sinéad Morrissey chosen for fourth time as Maurice Riordan makes shortlist debut
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