Maureen Boyle
Encyclopedia
Biography
Maureen Boyle was born and raised in Sion MillsSion Mills
Sion Mills is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on the River Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,050 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area...
, near Strabane
Strabane
Strabane , historically spelt Straban,is a town in west County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains the headquarters of Strabane District Council....
in County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. She studied English at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, graduating B.A in 1984. Her poems have been published in Fortnight Magazine, The Yellow Nib, and elsewhere. She is married to the Belfast journalist and writer Malachi O'Doherty
Malachi O'Doherty
Malachi O'Doherty is a journalist, author and broadcaster in Northern Ireland.He is the producer and presenter of the audio blog Arts Talk ....
.
Awards
- Her poem "Weather Vane" won the Strokestown International Poetry Competition in 2007
- She was the recipient in 2007 of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Prize for an emergent poet.
- She was a runnerup for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry AwardPatrick Kavanagh Poetry AwardThe Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is an Irish poetry award for a collection of poems by an author who has not previously been published in collected form. It is confined to poets born on the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or a long-term resident of Ireland. It is based on an open...
in 2004.
External links
- Maureen Boyle reads poetry on PoetCasting
- How come Northern Ireland has the best poets?
- Strokestown International Poetry Festival 2007
- Maureen Boyle, The 2004 2nd Place Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award Winner
- Maureen Boyle, The 2000 2nd Place Winner (English) of the International Poetry Competition
- Maureen Boyle at William Carleton Summer School