Ultan Quigley

Ultan Quigley (born 1956) is an Irish poet, playwright and social philosopher.

Quigley was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College Dublin. A controversial figure, he has always been regarded as a maverick in literary circles and has often found himself involved in feuds with fellow writers. Now resident in Wicklow, he occasionally writes newspaper columns and is currently finishing a grand narrative poem entitled Poisoning our Own Wells.

ome Collections of Verse

Squatting over the Grave (1986)Winter Came in July (1990)No Tigers for the Downtrodden (1999)

ources

* [http://www.granta.com/authors/1701 Granta: "Ultan Quigley"]
* [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2008/0712/1215787833651.html Quigley's Irish Times Column]