Seán Hewitt
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Born | 1990 (age 30–31) Warrington |
Occupation | Poet, lecturer, critic |
Nationality | British, Irish |
Citizenship | British, Irish |
Education | University of Cambridge University of Liverpool |
Genre | Poetry Literary criticism |
Notable works | Tongues of Fire |
Notable awards | Eric Gregory Award |
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Seán Hewitt (born 1990) is a poet, lecturer and literary critic.[1]
Biography[]
Seán Hewitt was born in Warrington, UK, to an Irish mother and English father.[2] He studied English at Girton College, University of Cambridge.[3][4]
Hewitt received his PhD, on the works of J. M. Synge, from the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool.[5] As of 2020, he lives in Dublin, where he lectures in English Literature at Trinity College Dublin, and is Poetry Critic for The Irish Times.[6][7]
Hewitt was awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2019, and won the world's biggest ecopoetry award, the Resurgence Prize, in 2017.[8][9] He also received a Northern Writers' Award in 2016.[10] His debut pamphlet, Lantern, was published by Offord Road Books in 2019, was Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice,[11] and was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award.[12] His debut collection, Tongues of Fire, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020.[13][14]
Tongues of Fire was released to critical acclaim.[15] It won The Laurel Prize in 2021,[16] and was shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, 2020, the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize, 2021, and the Dalkey Literary Award (Emerging Writer), 2021.[17][18][19] It was Poetry Book of the Month in The Observer,[20] and a Book of the Year in The Guardian,[21] The Irish Times,[22] The Spectator,[23] Attitude,[24] and the Irish Independent,[25] and was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.[26] The Sunday Times wrote of Hewitt that "his poetry will stand the test of time".[27] Booker Prize shortlisted novelist Max Porter describes Hewitt as "an exquisitely calm and insightful lyric poet, reverential in nature and gorgeously wise in the field of human drama."[28] Tongues of Fire is a book of lyric poetry, and explores queer sexuality, grief, and the natural world.[29][30][31]
Hewitt's book-length study of the Irish playwright, poet and travel writer J. M. Synge, J.M. Synge: Nature, Politics, Modernism, is published by Oxford University Press.[32]
In 2020, Hewitt's memoir, All Down Darkness Wide, was signed with Jonathan Cape in the UK and with Penguin Press in the USA. It is due to be published in 2022.[33]
Hewitt was listed as one of The Sunday Times "30 under 30" artists in 2020.[34]
Awards[]
- Winner of The Laurel Prize, 2021.
- Shortlisted for John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize, for Tongues of Fire, 2021.
- Shortlisted for the Dalkey Literary Award (Emerging Writer), 2021.
- Shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, for Tongues of Fire, 2020.[35]
- Poetry Book Society Recommendation, for Tongues of Fire, 2020.[26]
- Eric Gregory Award, Society of Authors, 2019.
- Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice, for Lantern, 2019.[11]
- Maurice J. Bric Medal of Excellence, Irish Research Council, 2019.[36]
- The Resurgence Prize, Poetry School, 2017.[37][38]
- , New Writing North, 2016.
Bibliography[]
- All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape (UK) and Penguin Press (USA), 2022)
- J.M. Synge: Nature, Politics, Modernism (Oxford University Press, 2021)
- Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020)
- Lantern (Offord Road Books, 2019)
References[]
- ^ "Seán Hewitt". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "RTÉ Radio Player". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "I poeti irlandesi Seán Hewitt e James Conor Patterson vincono gli Eric Gregory Awards". Les Enfants Terribles (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "The Year 2012". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "Irish Studies student wins major poetry prize - Articles - Institute of Irish Studies - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "BBC Front Row". BBC. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Dr Seán Hewitt". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "Irish poets Seán Hewitt and James Conor Patterson win Eric Gregory Awards". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "News | The Society of Authors". societyofauthors.org. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Announcing the winners of the Northern Writers' Awards 2016". Northern Writers Awards. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ a b "Summer 2019 Selections". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Critical friends - Book Review - Poetry". TLS. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Seán Hewitt". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "The Nan Shepherd Prize – Interview with Seán Hewitt". nanshepherdprize.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "RTÉ Radio Player". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "The Laurel Prize 2021 – Winners! » Simon Armitage | The Official Website". Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ team, Code8. "Seán Hewitt". Young Writer of the Year Award. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "Irish writers longlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Emerging Writer Award Shortlist 2021". www.zurich.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Poetry book of the month: Tongues of Fire by Seán Hewitt – review". The Guardian. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Best poetry books of 2020". The Guardian. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "Books of 2020: Max Porter, Emilie Pine, Sara Baume and more pick the best reads of the year so far". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ www.spectator.co.uk https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/books-of-the-year-ii-chosen-by-our-regular-reviewers. Retrieved 2020-11-12. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "The 20 best LGBTQ books of 2020". Attitude.co.uk. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "The best books of 2020". independent. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b "Summer 2020 Selections". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Wright, Bert. "Tongues of Fire by Seán Hewitt review". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "Books of 2020: Max Porter, Emilie Pine, Sara Baume and more pick the best reads of the year so far". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ Hewitt, Seán. "Seán Hewitt: I would give all my poems to have my father back". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ Boland, Eavan (2019). "Featured Poet: Seán Hewitt". Poetry Ireland Review. 127: 66 – via Complementary Index.
- ^ "RTÉ Poetry Programme: John F. Deane and Seán Hewitt". 2020-04-10. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Hewitt, Seán (2021-01-07). J.M. Synge: Nature, Politics, Modernism. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886209-3.
- ^ "Cape snaps up 'exquisite' memoir from Hewitt | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Barter, Pavel. "30 under 30: Ireland's most promising artists". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Times, The Sunday. "The Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year award 2020: shortlist announced". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "Irish Research Council announces 2019 'Researchers of the Year'". Irish Research Council. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "First Prize: Ilex by Seán Hewitt | Resurgence Poetry Prize". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "Seán Hewitt wins 2017 Resurgence Poetry Prize – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- English poets
- Living people
- Irish poets
- 1990 births
- Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Liverpool
- People from Warrington
- 21st-century English poets
- 21st-century Irish poets