Brian Lynch (Irish writer) facts for kids

Brian Lynch is an Irish writer. He writes many different things. These include poems, plays, and stories.

About Brian Lynch

Brian Lynch was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1945. He still lives there today.

He used to work as a journalist. This means he wrote for newspapers like the Evening Press. He also wrote for The Hibernia Magazine. Later, he gave advice to the Irish government. In the 1970s, he was a spokesperson for Declan Costello. Declan Costello was the main legal advisor for the country. Brian Lynch also took part in an important meeting in 1973. This meeting was called the Sunningdale Conference. It aimed to bring peace and stability to Northern Ireland.

Brian Lynch writes many kinds of creative works. He writes poetry, plays, and fiction (stories). He started a literary magazine called The Holy Door. A literary magazine publishes poems and stories. Famous writers like W.H. Auden and Patrick Kavanagh had their work in his magazine.

He also started his own publishing company. It is called Duras Press. This company helps publish books by different writers.

His Works

Brian Lynch has written many books and plays. Here are some of them:

Poetry Books

• Endsville (1967) – written with Paul Durcan.
• Beds of Down (1983).
• Sixty-Five Poems [of] Paul Celan (1985) – he helped translate these poems.
• No Die Cast (1969).
• Outside the Pheasantry (1976).
• Perpetual Star (1980).
• Voices from the Nettle-way (1989).
• Poesie a Lerici (2003).
• New and Revised: Poems 1967-2004 (2004) – a collection of his poems.
• Pity for the Wicked (2005).

Fiction Books (Stories)

• The Winner of Sorrow (2005).
• The Woman Not the Name (2013).

Plays and Screenplays

• Crooked in the Car Seat (1979) – a play performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival.
• Days Lost Behind the Curtain (1985).
• Caught in a Free State (1983) – a screenplay about German spies in Ireland.
• Love and Rage (1999) – a film directed by Cathal Black.

Awards and Recognition

Brian Lynch has received several honors for his work:

• He is a member of Aosdána. This is a special group that honors Irish artists.
• In 1979, his play Crooked in the Car Seat was nominated. It was considered for the Best Play award at the Harvey's Theatre Awards.
• In 2005, his book The Winner of Sorrow was shortlisted. This means it was a finalist for the Hughes & Hughes Irish Book Awards.

See also

• List of Irish writers