Tony Curtis (Irish poet)

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Tony Curtis
Irish poet Tony Curtis, ca. June 2018.jpg
Curtis in 2018
Born1955 (age 6869)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationPoet
NationalityIrish
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]

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Curtis is a member of Aosdána. [5]

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References

  1. Oak Harbor Library: Meet Irish Poet Tony Curtis Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aosdana Irish Arts Council
  3. "Irish Poet Tony Curtis Receives 22nd O'Shaughnessy Award For Poetry | St. Thomas Newsroom". St. Thomas Newsroom. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. Skagit River Poetry Festival Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. List of Aosdána members

Tony Curtis: Irish Poetry Reading Archive, UCD