donall-dempsey
Bio/Comments: / / Dónall Dempsey was born in the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, and was Ireland’s first Poet in Residence in a secondary school. He has read on Irish radio and appeared in TV programmes there. He moved to London in 1985 and continued to write and perform his poetry there. He is well known for his dynamic delivery when reading, his surreal imagery and his tenderness as a poet in love with the world. / / / Publications: / / Dónall’s poetry has been published in numerous magazines, anthologies and journals, both online and in print. His work has been used by the Overlook Academy (USA) to make teaching videos. In 2013-14 two collections of his poems were published: “Being Dragged Across the Carpet by the Cat” and “The Smell of Purple”, which was launched at the 2014 New Delhi International Poetry Festival. In 2015 his work was translated into Spanish for the anthology “ Vaso de Agua” (ed. Andres Sanchez Robayna)
