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Greg Delanty was born in Cork, Ireland in 1958, and now lives for most of the year in America, where he teaches at St Michael's College, Vermont. His earlier books include Cast in the Fire (1986), Southward (1992), American Wake (1995) and - available from OxfordPoets - The Hellbox (1998). He was awarded the Austin Clarke Centenary Poetry award in 1996 and won the National Poetry Competition in 1999.

Praise for Greg Delanty ‘…There is real originality of technique controlling the strong emotional currents [in his poems].’ - James McAuley, Poetry Ireland Review

‘…Fascinatingly intimate, open and unashamedly domestic.’ - Colin Graham, The Irish Times

‘Like Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley, Delanty regards himself as a poet of the hearth…illuminating greater truths about the world and the politics of living through the ties that bind us.’ - Kathryn Gray, Times Literary Supplement

‘…Delanty writes poems that are wordily appealing in the way that Hopkins and late Auden appeal.’ - Times Literary Supplement

‘The Blind Stitch is a tour de force.’ - The Irish Examiner

‘These poems seem entirely right.’ - South China (Hong Kong) Morning Post

'A heady mix of different registers of language...All in all a drum roll is in order.' - Matthew Sweeney, The Observer.

David Morley, Poetry Review Vol. read more

Joe McNamee, Irish Examiner (Cork) , Friday 3rd March, 2006:
Delanty goes back to the beginning
In more ways than one, it was a circle completed for Cork poet Greg Delanty, who returned to his native city for the launch of an anthology of his work. read more

Irish Times (Dublin) Weekend Review , Saturday 4th March, 2006:
Poems to the people
Cork-born poet Greg Delanty was applauded by fellow poets this week in Dublin on publication of his collected poems from the past 20 years. read more

Des Breen, Evening Echo (Cork) , Saturday 18th March, 2006:
Off the shelf
Poet Greg Delanty, whose seven previous collections have been brought together in this single volume, was born in Cork city in 1958, where he lived until 1986. read more

Dermot Bolger, Sunday Business Post (Dublin) , Sunday, March 12, 2006
'Lost poets' make good their early promise
Out of sight and out of mind has too often been the fate of Irish poets who live abroad and miss out on the oxygen of publicity from public appearances. read more

Thomas Dillon Redshaw, The Irish Times , 1st April, 2006:
The view from the outside
With the Collected Poems , Greg Delanty's steady readers in Ireland can now see him clearly as a naturalised American poet, like Eamon Grennan or Eamonn Wall. read more

Brian Lavery, The Sunday Times , 12th March, 2006: Poetry: Still making a stanza against the bad guys
Greg Delanty's poems are a subtle combination of political activism and private contemplation, says Brian Lavery Twenty years in America hasn't taken the activist edge off Greg Delanty. read more

Helena Nelson, Ambit Magazine , May 2006
This collection of poems comprises those their author wants to keep in print from a period of over two decades. read more

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Greg Delanty Books by this author: The Greek Anthology, Book XVII Collected Poems 1986 - 2006 The Ship of Birth The Blind Stitch The Hellbox The Hellbox About Reviews Greg Delanty was born in Cork, Ireland in 1958, and now lives for most of the year in America, where he teaches at St Michael's College, Vermont. His earlier books include Cast in the Fire (1986), Southward (1992), American Wake (1995) and - available from OxfordPoets - The Hellbox (1998). He was awarded the Austin Clarke Centenary Poetry award in 1996 and won the National Poetry Competition in 1999. Praise for Greg Delanty ‘…There is real originality of technique controlling the strong emotional currents [in his poems].’ - James McAuley, Poetry Ireland Review ‘…Fascinatingly intimate, open and unashamedly domestic.’ - Colin Graham, The Irish Times ‘Like Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley, Delanty regards himself as a poet of the hearth…illuminating greater truths about the world and the politics of living through the ties that bind us.’ - Kathryn Gray, Times Literary Supplement ‘…Delanty writes poems that are wordily appealing in the way that Hopkins and late Auden appeal.’ - Times Literary Supplement ‘The Blind Stitch is a tour de force.’ - The Irish Examiner ‘These poems seem entirely right.’ - South China (Hong Kong) Morning Post 'A heady mix of different registers of language...All in all a drum roll is in order.' - Matthew Sweeney, The Observer. David Morley, Poetry Review Vol. read more Joe McNamee, Irish Examiner (Cork) , Friday 3rd March, 2006: Delanty goes back to the beginning In more ways than one, it was a circle completed for Cork poet Greg Delanty, who returned to his native city for the launch of an anthology of his work. read more Irish Times (Dublin) Weekend Review , Saturday 4th March, 2006: Poems to the people Cork-born poet Greg Delanty was applauded by fellow poets this week in Dublin on publication of his collected poems from the past 20 years. read more Des Breen, Evening Echo (Cork) , Saturday 18th March, 2006: Off the shelf Poet Greg Delanty, whose seven previous collections have been brought together in this single volume, was born in Cork city in 1958, where he lived until 1986. read more Dermot Bolger, Sunday Business Post (Dublin) , Sunday, March 12, 2006 'Lost poets' make good their early promise Out of sight and out of mind has too often been the fate of Irish poets who live abroad and miss out on the oxygen of publicity from public appearances. read more Thomas Dillon Redshaw, The Irish Times , 1st April, 2006: The view from the outside With the Collected Poems , Greg Delanty's steady readers in Ireland can now see him clearly as a naturalised American poet, like Eamon Grennan or Eamonn Wall. read more Brian Lavery, The Sunday Times , 12th March, 2006: Poetry: Still making a stanza against the bad guys Greg Delanty's poems are a subtle combination of political activism and private contemplation, says Brian Lavery Twenty years in America hasn't taken the activist edge off Greg Delanty. read more Helena Nelson, Ambit Magazine , May 2006 This collection of poems comprises those their author wants to keep in print from a period of over two decades. read more	Share this... Quick Links Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Richard Price: A Month in Portugal read more Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more John Gallas: A Little Andaluciad read more Carcanet Poetry Showcase: 30th April read more The Manchester Writing Competition 2013 read more
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