Peter Sirr is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 poet

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

, born in Waterford

Waterford

Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. He lives in Dublin where he works as a freelance writer and translator.

Life

Peter Sirr is a freelance writer and translator. He also lectures part time at Trinity College Dublin. He was previously a director of the Irish Writers’ Centre, and is a former editor of Poetry Ireland Review

Poetry Ireland Review

Poetry Ireland Review is a journal of Irish poetry published quarterly by Poetry Ireland, the national Irish poetry organization.Poetry Ireland Review publishes the work of both emerging and established Irish and international poets. In line with keeping the journal fresh, vibrant and progressive...

. A member of Aosdána

Aosdána

Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...

, he lives in Dublin.
He won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award

Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award

The 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 1982. He was on the shortlist twice for the Poetry Now Award

Poetry Now Award

The Poetry Now Award is an annual literary prize presented for the best single volume of poetry by an Irish poet. The €5,000 award is presented during the annual Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Poetry Now international poetry festival. The festival began in 1996 and the first Poetry Now Award was bestowed...

 for his collection Nonetheless in 2005 and for The Thing Is in 2010.

Poetry books

• Marginal Zones (Gallery Press 1984)
• Talk, Talk (Gallery Press 1987)
• Ways of Falling (Gallery Press 1991)
• The Ledger of Fruitful Exchange (Gallery Press 2000)
• Nonetheless (Gallery Press 2004)
• Selected Poems 1982-2004 (Gallery Press 2004)
• The Thing Is (Gallery Press 2009)

External links

• http://www.irishwriters-online.com/petersirr.html
• http://www.gallerypress.com/Authors/Psirr/psirr.html