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Tag Archives: Dublin Review of Books
Interview with Celia de Fréine: On writing a biography – in Irish – of Louise Gavan Duffy
LM: Congratulations, Celia: your biography (in Irish) of Louise Gavan-Duffy – Ceannródaí – has been shortlisted for the very first Irish language category in the upcoming Irish Book Awards. For as long as I’ve known you, you have consistently championed … Continue reading
Manderley, again: On re-reading Rebecca, 80 years after publication
(Dublin Review of Books essay, May 2018) In an essay entitled “Romantic Love”, Daphne du Maurier wrote: There is no such thing as romantic love. This is a statement of fact and I defy all those who hold a contrary … Continue reading
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Tagged Daphne Du Maurier, Dublin Review of Books, Rebecca, Virago
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Review of Marilynne Robinson’s Lila
Here’s a link to my review of Lila, Marilynne Robinson’s most recent novel, in the new issue of the Dublin Review of Books: http://www.drb.ie/essays/world-without-end
Review Essay (Dublin Review of Books)
How to be both, Ali Smith, Hamish Hamilton, 372pp, €14.99, ISBN: 978-0241146828 Reading Ali Smith can be a bit like jumping onto a moving train: it might take a page or two to find your feet. Her savvy, smart characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali Smith, Artful, Dublin Review of Books, How to be both, Margaret Atwood, The Accidental, There but for the
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Hidden Irelands (an interview with Celia de Fréine in the Dublin Review of Books)
This is the text of a recent essay based on an interview with the poet and playwright Celia de Fréine, published by the Dublin Review of Books at http://www.drb.ie/essays/hidden-irelands HIDDEN IRELANDS (by Lia Mills) Blood Debts, by Celia de Fréine, Scotus … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Writing Ireland
Tagged A lesson in Can't, Aisteoirí Bulfin, An Triail, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Blood Debts, Blood Scandals (Ireland), Brecht, Brian Merriman, Celia de Fréine, Conall Morrisson, Dublin Review of Books, Eavan Boland, Equal Status Act, Fiacha Fola, Gradam Litríochta Chló Iar-Chonnachta, Hepatitis C, Jonathan Wade, Lia Mills, Luz Mar Gonzalez Arias, Mairéad Ní Ghráda, Marina Tsvetaeva, Mark McKee, Máire Mhac an Tsaoi, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Pinter, Scarecrows at Newtownards, Scotus Press, Shakespeare, The Midnight Court, Umbrella Theatre Company, UNHRC
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Can creative writing be taught? Should it be taught?
The latest issue of the Dublin Review of Books is online at http://www.drb.ie/ with my review of Imagination in the Classroom: Teaching & Learning Creative Writing in Ireland, a recent collection of essays on the topic edited by Anne Fogarty, … Continue reading
