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Noelle Vial
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| Born | Noelle Sharkey 25 December 1959 Killybegs, Ireland |
| Died | 20 January 2003 (aged 43) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable works | Promiscuous Winds |
| Notable awards | Hennessy Literary award |
| Spouse | Charlie Vial |
Noelle Vial (born December 25, 1959 – died January 20, 2003) was a talented Irish poet from County Donegal, Ireland. She won the Hennessy Literary Award in 1994 for being a great new poet. Her first book of poems, Promiscuous Winds, was published in 1995.
Early Life and Education
Noelle Sharkey was born on December 25, 1959, in Killybegs, a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Her parents were Paddy and Peggy Sharkey.
When Noelle was in school, she won a special award called the Pushkin Prize for her poetry. These prizes were started in 1987 to honor a famous poet named Alexander Pushkin. The Pushkin poetry prize was given out every year to school-aged children who wrote great poems.
Noelle Vial's Career
Noelle Vial wrote many poems and also taught creative writing. She worked at St Catherine's Vocational School, helping others learn to write. She was also one of the people who started the Killybegs writers group. This group helped local writers share their work and get better.
Her first collection of poems, called Promiscuous Winds, was published in the United States in 1995 by Story Line Press. This was a big step in her career as a poet.
In 1994, Noelle Vial received the Hennessy Literary Award. This award recognized her as the best new poet, showing how talented she was.
Later Works and Legacy
Noelle Vial passed away at her home on January 19, 2003. After her death, many new poems were found among her papers. She had been planning to publish another book of poems in the U.S.
Fourteen years later, in 2017, a new book of her poems was published. It was called The Ungrateful Princess. This book was put together by writer Liam McGinley and Noelle's son, Derek Vial.
To remember Noelle Vial and her amazing talent, a special poetry award was created in 2013. It is called the Noelle Vial Tyrone Guthrie Centre Poetry Bursary. This award helps new poets by giving them a week-long stay at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Newbliss, County Monaghan. This center is a place where artists can go to work and create.
