Peter Sirr facts for kids
Peter Sirr is an Irish poet who was born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1960. He writes poems and also works as a translator, which means he changes text from one language to another. Peter Sirr lives in Dublin with his family.
About Peter Sirr
Peter Sirr was born in Waterford in 1960. When he was a child, his family moved to Dublin. He studied at Trinity College Dublin, which is a famous university.
Peter Sirr won his first big award, the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award, in 1982. The next year, in 1983, he won a poetry prize at Listowel Writers' Week. He spent a lot of time living in Ireland, Italy, and Holland, but he is now settled back in Dublin.
From 1991 to 2002, Peter Sirr was the director of the Irish Writers' Centre. This is a place that helps writers. He also worked as an editor for Poetry Ireland Review from 2003 to 2007. His poetry collections, Nonetheless (2005) and The Thing Is (2010), were both considered for the Poetry Now Award. In 2011, he won the Michael Hartnett Award for The Thing Is.
Besides poetry, Peter Sirr has written plays for radio. He also wrote a novel for children called Black Wreath. Today, he works as a freelance writer and translator. He also teaches part-time at Trinity College Dublin. Peter Sirr is a member of Aosdána, a group that honors Irish artists. He lives in Dublin with his wife, Enda Wyley, who is also a poet, and their daughter.
Poetry Books
Peter Sirr has written many poetry books. Here are some of them:
- Marginal Zones (1984)
- Talk, Talk (1987)
- Ways of Falling (1991)
- The Ledger of Fruitful Exchange (2000)
- Bring Everything (2000)
- Nonetheless (2004)
- Selected Poems 1982-2004 (2004)
- The Thing Is (2009)
- The Rooms (2014)
- The Gravity Wave (2019)
Books for Children
Peter Sirr has written one book especially for young readers:
- Black Wreath (2014)
External links
- Peter Sirr at Irish Writers Online
- Peter Sirr's page at Wake Forest University Press
- Peter Sirr at Gallery Press
- Peter Sirr at O'Brien Press
