Agee, Chris, 1956-

Person

Dates

Existence: 1956-01-18

Biographical note

Chris Agee grew up in Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, and attended Harvard University, where he received his BA in English and American Literature and Language. After graduating, Agee moved to Ireland, where he would remain. He wrote and published multiple collections of poetry including Next to Nothing (2008), which was shortlisted in Britain for the 2009 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry. In 2002, Agee founded Irish Pages: A Journal of Contemporary Writing, and since 2007, he worked full-time as Editor of the journal. In 2018, he formally founded The Irish Pages Press.

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Agee, Chris, 2002-2011

File — Box 2: [Barcode: C0148388], Folder: 31

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...

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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: 2002-2011

Found in: / Francis Harvey papers / Correspondence