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.

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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

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

Non fiction

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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 12 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "enitharmon publishing". enitharmon publishing. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "fulbright-recipient-nell-regan-". fulbright. 12 March 2012. 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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