Philip Casey facts for kids

Philip Casey (born 1950, died 2018) was a talented writer from Ireland. He was known for writing both poems and novels.

About Philip Casey

Philip Casey was born in London, England, in 1950. His parents were from different parts of Ireland, County Laois and County Sligo. They later moved back to County Wexford, Ireland.

Philip lived in Barcelona, Spain, for some years. Most of his adult life was spent in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer who created both poems and novels. He also reviewed poems for a newspaper called the Irish Press. Philip Casey passed away in Dublin in 2018.

Philip Casey's Books

Philip Casey wrote several books and collections of poems during his life.

Poetry Collections

• Those Distant Summers (1980)
• After Thunder (1985)
• The Year of the Knife (1995)
• Dialogue in Fading Light (2006)
• Tried and Sentenced. Selected poems (2014)

Novels

• The Fabulists (1995)
• The Water Star (1999)
• The Fisher Child (2001)
• The Coupla

Awards and Recognition

Philip Casey was honored by being made a member of Aosdána. This is a special group that recognizes Irish artists who have made important contributions to arts and culture.

See also

• List of Irish writers