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Boran, Pat, 1963-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1963-

Biographical note

Irish poet Pat Boran was born in 1963 in Portlaoise, Ireland. He was awarded the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 1989 and the Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Award for Irish Poetry in 2008. In 2007, Boran was elected to the membership of Aosdána, the Irish affiliation of artists and writers. He was the presenter of "The Poetry Programme", a weekly half-hour poetry program on RTÉ Radio 1, on which he interviewed other Irish poets. Boran became editor of the Dedalus Press in 2005, taking over for the press's founder, John F. Deane.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Boran, Pat (Dedalus Press), 2005-2013

 File — Box 3: [Barcode: C0148389], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Irish poet, playwright, and fiction writer Francis Harvey, composed of audiovisual recordings, correspondence, diaries and notes, collected ephemera, and writings. His correspondence is both personal and professional and includes letters from contemporary poets Gerald Dawe, John F. Deane, Madge Herron, Anthony Glavin, Benedict Kiely, and many more.The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of Harvey’s writings, which over time...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 2005-2013

Boran, Pat ("Pee"), 1985-1999, 2007

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: C0148353], Folder: 26-30
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence and collected materials from and about Deane's friends, colleagues, and associated organizations. Includes many drafts of literary work sent to Deane for comment, both in his personal capacity and as editor of Dedalus Press.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.

Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1985-1999, 2007

Orizet, Jean, 1992-1998

 File — Box 16: [Barcode: C0148367], Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, as well as poems by Orizet translated into English by Pat Boran.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.

Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1992-1998