| Seán Ó Tuama | |
| Birth Date: | 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 14 October 2006 (age 80) |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Years Active: | 1950–1997 |
Seán Ó Tuama (1926 - 14 October 2006) was an Irish poet, playwright and academic.[1] [2]
Raised in the southern city of Cork and educated at the North Monastery (North Mon) school and University College Cork, Ó Tuama first came to prominence in 1950 with his anthology of modern Irish language poetry titled Nuabhéarsaíocht 1939-1949.[3]
Notable academic works include An Grá in Amhráin na nDaoine, an analysis of medieval and Renaissance European influences on Irish song, which is credited as being a source of inspiration for poets including Liam Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock.[3] The anthology, a collection of poems in the Irish language dating from the 16th to 19th centuries selected by Ó Tuama and accompanied by translations of the poems into English by Thomas Kinsella, was published in 1981.
Ó Tuama was the Professor of Irish Literature at University College Cork, and visiting professor at Harvard, Oxford and Toronto University. He was also chairman of Bord na Gaeilge for a time,[3] and a member of the Arts Council of Ireland.[4]