Nell Regan

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Nell Regan
Born1969
London
OccupationPoet
NationalityIrish, British
GenrePoetry

Nell Regan is an internationally renowned Irish based poet and non fiction writer.

Life[]

Regan was born in London in 1969 but grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated in University College Dublin, Lancaster University and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a graduate of The Poets’ House, Donegal. Regan has worked as a documentary researcher. She teaches in Dublin.[1] In 2013 Regan was made artistic director of the West Cork Literary Festival.[2][3]

In 2011, she participated in the International Writing Program Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.[4]

Awards[]

  • 2007 Dublin City Council Bursary for Literature[5]
  • 2012 Fulbright Fellowship[6]
  • 2010 Arts Council An Chomhairle Ealaíon Literature Bursary[5]
  • in 2011 she was Writer in Residence at the International Writing Programme, Iowa[5]
  • In 2013 Writer in Residence at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris.[5]
  • 2016 Kavanagh Fellowship
  • She has also been shortlisted for the Glen Dimplex New Writing Awards, Strong Awards and Patrick Kavanagh Awards.[5]

Themes[]

Regan's poetry draws from the issues she is interested in, like history, culture and nature and she has been commissioned by organisations like Cork County Council's Fort Camden Commission.[7][8]

Bibliography[]

Poetry[]

  • Preparing for Spring (Galway, Arlen House, 2007/New York, Syracuse University Press, 2008)
  • Bound for Home (Arlen House, 2011)
  • One Still Thing (London, Enitharmon, 2014)
  • Underworld (Belfast, Lapwing, 2004)

Non fiction[]

  • Female Activists, Irish Women and Change, (Woodfield Press, 2001)
  • Field Day Anthlogy Vol 4.

References[]

  1. ^ "irish writers online". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ Cashin, Declan (29 June 2014). "Question of culture with artistic director Nell Regan". The Independent. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Nell Regan appointed new Artistic Director of West Cork Literary Festival". 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "2011 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "enitharmon publishing". enitharmon publishing. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ "fulbright-recipient-nell-regan-". fulbright. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Irish Poet in America". thetimes-tribune. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Munster literature reviews Bound for Home". Munster literature. Retrieved 11 March 2016.


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