Eva Bourke
Encyclopedia
Eva Bourke is an Irish
poet
.
Bourke was born in Germany but has lived for much of her life in Galway
, Ireland
. She studied German Literature and History of Art at the University of Munich. She has had five volumes of her own work published, as well as publications as editor and translator.
She is a member of Aosdána
. She was editor of the Writing in the West supplement of the Connacht Tribune
for six years, and for over a decade has participated in the Galway Writer's Workshop. She lectures on contempoary Irish poetry in Austria
, Hungary
, Germany
, the USA and Ireland
. As of 2011, she is editing a German
translation of a collection of the poet Friedrich Hoelderlin.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
Bourke was born in Germany but has lived for much of her life in Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. She studied German Literature and History of Art at the University of Munich. She has had five volumes of her own work published, as well as publications as editor and translator.
She is a member of Aosdána
Aosdána
Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...
. She was editor of the Writing in the West supplement of the Connacht Tribune
Connacht Tribune
The Connacht Tribune is a newspaper circulating chiefly in County Galway, Ireland and is currently the most popular and successful regional newspaper in Ireland....
for six years, and for over a decade has participated in the Galway Writer's Workshop. She lectures on contempoary Irish poetry in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the USA and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. As of 2011, she is editing a German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
translation of a collection of the poet Friedrich Hoelderlin.
Bibilography
- Gonella, Galway, Salmon Publishing, 1985, with drawings by Jay Murphy.
- Litany for the Pig, Salmon Publishing, 1989.
- Spring in Henry Street, Dublin, Dedalus, 1996
- In Green Ink/Mit Gruner Tinte (editor), 1996.
- Travels With Gandolfo, Dedalus, 2000.
- Winter on White Paper by Elisabeth Borchers (as translator), 2002.
- The Latitude of Naples, Dedalus, 2005.
- Landing Places: Immigrant Poets in Ireland, (edited with Borbála Faragó, Dedalus Press, 2010.
- Piano, Dedalus, 2011.
External links
- http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/Bourke.aspx?Cnuas=1
- http://www.irishwriters-online.com/evabourke.html
- http://www.dedaluspress.com/poets/bourke.html