Macdara Woods Explained

Macdara Woods (1942 – 15 June 2018) was an Irish poet.

Biography

Woods was born in Dublin, where he attended Gonzaga College and then University College Dublin.^{[1] [2]} He married the poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin. They had one son, Niall, a musician.^[3] He lived in Dublin and Umbria. Woods was a founder-editor of the Irish literary magazine Cyphers.^[4] He died on 15 June 2018 in St. James's Hospital, aged 76.^[5]

Awards

He was elected a member of Aosdána (an organisation established by the Irish Government to honour those who have made an outstanding contribution to the Arts in Ireland) in 1986.

Publications

Poetry collections

• Decimal D. Sec Drinks in a Bar in Marrakesh (1970), New Writers’ Press
• Early Morning Matins (1973), Gallery Press
• The King of the Dead & Other Libyan Tales (1978), Martin, Brian & O’Keeffe
• Stopping the Lights in Ranelagh (1987, reprinted 1988), Dedalus Press
• Miz Moon (1988), Dedalus Press
• The Hanged Man Was Not Surrendering (1990), Dedalus Press
• Notes From the Countries of Blood-Red Flowers (1994), Dedalus Press
• Selected Poems (1996), Dedalus Press
• Knowledge in the Blood, New and Selected Poems (2000, 2007), Dedalus Press
• The Nightingale Water (2001), Dedalus Press
• Artichoke Wine (2006), Dedalus Press
• The Cotard Dimension (2011), Dedalus Press
• Collected Poems (2012), Dedalus Press (in association with the Arts Council of Ireland)
• From Sandymount To The Hill Of Howth (2014) Cyphers, Dublin.
• Music From The Big Tent (2016) Dedalus Press

In Italian:

• Biglietto di Sola Andata (1998) Moby Dick Editrice, Faenza
• Above Pesaro/Con Pesaro ai Miei Piedi (1999) Volumnia Editrice, Perugia

Edited books

• The Kilkenny Anthology (1991), Kilkenny Co. Council.
• (with Jim Vaughan), Present Tense: Words and Pictures (2006), Mayo Co. Council

Woods's work has been translated into many languages. He has collaborated with musicians, notably Brendan Graham (Winter Fire & Snow, performed by Anúna and others), Benjamin Dwyer (In the Ranelagh Gardens), Militia (Above Pesaro/Con Pesaro ai Miei Piedi) and Richard Hartshorne (The Cello Suites).

External links

• Death notice
• Dedalus Press page
• Poetry International Rotterdam
• Aosdana

Notes and References

1. Book: Welsh. Robert. The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. 1996. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 605–6.
2. Book: Lawlor. Brian. The Encyclopedia of Ireland. 2003. Gill and Macmillan. 1152.
3. Book: Welsh. Robert. The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. 1996. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 605–6.
4. Web site: Media Library News Releases .
5. News: Smyth . Gerard . Noted Irish poet Macdara Woods dies at age 76 . June 18, 2018 . Irish Times . June 17, 2018.