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Anthony Cronin (born 1928 in County Wexford
County Wexford

County Wexford is a maritime county in the southeast of Republic of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It takes its name from the principal town, Wexford, founded by Vikings and named by them 'Waesfjord', meaning 'inlet or bay of the mud-flats' in the Old Norse language....
) is an Irish poet
Irish poetry

The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish language and the other in English language. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to categorise....
. He received the Marten Toonder Award (1983) for his contribution to Irish literature.

He is a founding member of Aosdána
Aosdána

Aosd?na is an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland....
, was elected Saoi
Saoi

Saoi , is the highest honour that members of Aosd?na, an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts, can bestow upon a fellow member....
 of Aosdána in 2003 and is a member of its governing body, the Toscaireacht. He lives in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
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Anthony Cronin (born 1928 in County Wexford
County Wexford

County Wexford is a maritime county in the southeast of Republic of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It takes its name from the principal town, Wexford, founded by Vikings and named by them 'Waesfjord', meaning 'inlet or bay of the mud-flats' in the Old Norse language....
) is an Irish poet
Irish poetry

The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish language and the other in English language. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to categorise....
. He received the Marten Toonder Award (1983) for his contribution to Irish literature.

He is a founding member of Aosdána
Aosdána

Aosd?na is an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland....
, was elected Saoi
Saoi

Saoi , is the highest honour that members of Aosd?na, an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts, can bestow upon a fellow member....
 of Aosdána in 2003 and is a member of its governing body, the Toscaireacht. He lives in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

Bibliography

His collections of poems include:
  • Poems (London, Cresset, 1958);
  • Collected Poems, 1950-73 (Dublin, New Writers Press, 1973);
  • Reductionist Poem (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1980);
  • 41 Sonnet Poems (Raven Arts Press, 1982);
  • RMS Titanic (Raven Arts Press, 1981);
  • New and Selected Poems (Raven Arts Press/Manchester, Carcanet, 1982);
  • The End of the Modern World (1989);
  • Relationships (Dublin, New Island Press, 1992); and
  • Minotaur (New Island Books, 1999).


Literary Criticism:
  • No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien. New Island Books, 2003. ISBN 1-904301-37-1


Memoirs:
  • Dead as Doornails (Dublin, Dolmen Press, 1976)


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