Thomas McCarthy (poet)

Thomas McCarthy (born 1954) is an Irish poet, novelist, and critic, born in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland and educated at University College, Cork. Former Editor of The Cork Review and Poetry Ireland Review. He has published seven collections of poetry with Anvil Press Poetry, London,, including The Sorrow Garden, The Lost Province , Mr Dineen's Careful Parade, Merchant Prince. The main themes of his poetry are Southern Irish politics, love and memory. He is also the author of two novels; Without Power and Asya and Christine. He is married with two children and lives in Cork City where he works in the City Libraries.

Works

Poetry

* 1978: "The First Convention", Dolmen Press, Dublin [http://ireland.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=9272 Web page titled "Thomas McCarthy"] at the Poetry International Website, accessed May 2, 2008]
* 1981: "The Sorrow Garden", Anvil Press, London
* 1984: "The Non-Aligned Storyteller", Anvil Press, London
* 1989: "Seven Winters in Paris", Anvil Press, London
* 1996: "The Lost Province", Anvil Press, London
* 1999: "Mr Dineen’s Careful Parade: New and Selected Poems", Anvil Press, London
* 2005: "Merchant Prince", Anvil Press, London

Fiction

* 1990: "Without Power", Poolbeg Press, Dublin
* 1993: "Asya and Christine", Poolbeg Press, Dublin

Nonfiction

* 1998: The Garden of Remembrances, New Island Books, Dublin

Notes and references

*Ryan, Ray. Ireland and Scotland: Literature and Culture, State and Nation, 1966-2000. Oxford University Press, 2002.

External links

* [http://www.qualm.co.uk/maincq.html#tmccarthy Poems, in "Qualm"]