Ciaran Berry
Irish-American poet
Ciaran Berry (born 15 November 1971) is an Irish-American poet.
Life
Born in Dublin, Berry grew up in Carna, County Galway, and Falcarragh, County Donegal.
He graduated from New York University, a New York Times Fellow.
He teaches at Trinity College, Hartford.
His work appeared in Gulf Coast, AGNI, Crazyhorse, The Missouri Review,
The Threepenny Review, Gettysburg Review, Green Mountains Review, Ontario Review, and Notre Dame Review.
Awards
2007 Crab Orchard Award
Jerwood Aldeburgh first collection prize
2012 Whiting Award
Bibliography
Poetry
Collections
Berry, Ciaran (2008). The Sphere of Birds. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 9780809328383. OCLC 836596491.
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