Rory Brennan is an Irish poet

Poetry

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, born in Westport

Westport, County Mayo

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, County Mayo

County Mayo

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Life

Rory Brennan lectures in Dublin City University

Dublin City University

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. He was previously a presenter and programme maker on RTÉ Radio

RTÉ Radio 1

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. He is ex-director of Poetry Ireland

Poetry Ireland

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, He has educated at Trinity College Dublin and NUI Maynooth. He has lived in Morocco

Morocco

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 and Paros

Paros

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 in the Greek Aegean with his wife Fionnula. He lives in County Dublin

County Dublin

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He won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award

Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award

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in 1978.

Poetry books

• The Old in Rapallo, Salmon, 1997.
• The Walking Wounded, Dedalus, 1985.
• The Sea on Fire, Dolmen Press, 1978

External links

• http://www.irishwriters-online.com/rorybrennan.html
• http://www.dcu.ie/info/staff_member.php?id_no=180
• http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/b/Brennan,Rory/life.htm