Tony Curtis (Irish poet) explained

Tony Curtis
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:Poet
Nationality:Irish
Alma Mater:University of Essex
Trinity College Dublin

Tony Curtis (born 1955) is an Irish poet.[1]

Curtis was born in Dublin, and educated at the University of Essex and at Trinity College Dublin. In 1993 he won the Poetry Ireland/Friends Provident National Poetry Competition.[2] In 2018 he won the 2018 O'Shaughnessy Poetry Award presented by the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.[3] He also works in education under the Skagit River Poetry Project schools programme.[4]

Curtis is a member of Aosdána.[5]

Works

External links

Tony Curtis: Irish Poetry Reading Archive, UCD

Notes and References

  1. http://snooakharborlibrary.blogspot.com/2010/05/meet-irish-poet-tony-curtis.html Oak Harbor Library: Meet Irish Poet Tony Curtis
  2. http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/Curtis.aspx?Cnuas=1 Aosdana Irish Arts Council
  3. News: Irish Poet Tony Curtis Receives 22nd O'Shaughnessy Award For Poetry St. Thomas Newsroom. 2018-04-24. St. Thomas Newsroom. 2018-11-14. en-US.
  4. http://www.skagitriverpoetry.org/bios.cfm Skagit River Poetry Festival
  5. http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members.aspx List of Aosdána members