O'Grady, Desmond, 1929-....

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Birth 1929-12-11
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Desmond O'Grady was born in 1935 in Limerick, Ireland. He holds an M.A. and Ph. D from Harvard University. He is a charter member of Aosdana and served as the Irish representative to Congress of the Community of European Writers in 1962 and 1965. His published works include volumes of poetry, Chords and Orchestrations, Reilly, The Dark Edge of Europe, The Dying Gaul, Hellas, Separations, Stations, Sing Me Creation, His Skaldcrane's Nest, The Wandering Celt, Alexandrian Notebook, and Tipperary, and translations Off Licence, The Gododdin, A Limerick Rake, Grecian Glances, The Seven Arab Odes, Ten Modern Arab Poets, and Trawling Tradition. O'Grady is the father of three children, Deirdre Anne Maria, Leonard John Jules, and Gisele Eleanor Anne.

From the description of Desmond O'Grady papers, 1953-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122503846

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  • Authors, Australian
  • Dramatists, Australian
  • English literature
  • Irish poetry
  • Poets, Irish

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