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Leontia Flynn
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| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Professor; poet |
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| Institutions | Queen's University Belfast |
| Thesis | Reading Medbh McGuckian. (2004) |
Leontia Flynn is a talented poet and writer from Northern Ireland. She is known for her thoughtful and engaging poetry.
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About Leontia Flynn
Leontia Flynn was born in Downpatrick, County Down. She grew up in the areas of Dundrum and Newcastle. She attended Assumption Grammar School in Ballynahinch.
She later studied English at Queen's University Belfast. There, she earned both a degree and a PhD. She also completed a master's degree at Edinburgh University. Since 2005, Leontia Flynn has been a professor. She teaches at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University.
What Her Poems Are About
Leontia Flynn's poems often explore interesting topics. She writes about family and how our past can shape us. Her poems also sometimes talk about technology.
For example, she once called the poems in her book Drives "wikipedia poems." This shows how she might use modern ideas in her writing.
Awards and Recognition
Leontia Flynn has won many important awards for her poetry.
- In 2001, her collection These Days won an Eric Gregory Award.
- It also won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2004.
- These Days was also a finalist for the Costa Prize.
In 2004, she was named one of twenty "Next Generation poets." This was a special recognition from the Poetry Book Society. In 2008, she received The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
Her book Profit and Loss was chosen by the Poetry Book Society in 2013. It was also a finalist for the T. S. Eliot Prize. Leontia Flynn won the Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Prize for Irish Literature in 2011. She also received the important Ireland Fund's AWB Vincent Literary Award in 2014.
Her book The Radio was a finalist for the T. S. Eliot Prize. It also won the Poetry Now award from the Irish Times. In 2021, her short collection "Nina Simone is Singing" was a finalist for the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets.
In 2022, she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. This is a great honor for writers. In 2024, she won the Cholmondeley Award for her book Taking Liberties.
Her Books
Poetry Collections
- Taking Liberties Jonathan Cape 2023; ISBN: 1-787-33411-2
- The Radio Jonathan Cape 2017; ISBN: 1-787-33008-7
- Profit and Loss Jonathan Cape 2011; ISBN: 0-224-09343-6
- Drives Jonathan Cape 2008; ISBN: 0-224-08517-4
- These Days Jonathan Cape 2004; ISBN: 0-224-07197-1
Poetry Pamphlets
- Nina Simone is Singing Mariscat, 2021
- Slim New Book Lifeboat Press, 2020
See also
- Factotum (arts organisation)
