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Paddy Bushe
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| Born | Paddy Bushe 1948 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Poet |
Paddy Bushe is an Irish poet.
Life
Paddy Bushe (Paddy de Buis) was born in Dublin in 1948. He lives in Waterville, County Kerry.
He writes poetry in both English and Irish. He has also translated Chinese poems into English and Irish. In addition, he has translated some of the poems by Sorley MacLean from Scottish Gaelic into Irish.
Works
Poetry
- Poems With Amergin (Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1989)
- Teanga (Baile Átha Cliath, Coiscéim, 1990)
- Counsellor (Kerry, Sceilg Press, 1991)
- Digging Towards The Light (Dublin, Dedalus Press, 1994)
- In Ainneoin na gCloch (Coiscéim, 2001)
- Hopkins on Skellig Michael (Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2001)
- The Nitpicking of Cranes (Dedalus, 2004)
- To Ring in Silence, new and selected poems (Dedalus, 2008)
- My Lord Buddha of Carraig Eanna (Dedalus Press, 2012).
Awards
- Member, Aosdána
- 2006: Oireachtas na Gaeilge prize for poetry
- 2006: Michael Hartnett Poetry Award
- 2016: The Irish Times Poetry Now Award for On A Turning Wing (Dedalus 2016)
See also
- List of Irish writers
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