Vincent Woods
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Vincent Woods | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Education | College of Commerce, Rathmines(DIT) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Employer | RTÉ |
| Known for | The Arts Show |
Vincent Woods (born 1960) is an Irish poet and playwright.
Early life and education
[edit]Vincent Woods was born in 1962 in County Leitrim.[1]
Career
[edit]Woods lived in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, and worked as a journalist with RTÉ, hosting The Arts Show on RTÉ Radio 1 until 1989, and then Arts Tonight.[1][2]
Works
[edit]His poetry collections include Lives and Miracles[3] and The Colour of Language. Woods is a member of Aosdána.[4][5] His playwriting credits include A Cry from Heaven,[6] At the Black Pig's Dyke, John Hughdy and Tom John, and Song of the Yellow Bittern.[7][8]
He wrote songs for Irish singer Mary McPartlan for her album Petticoat Loose. The songs are "Sanctuary", "Kiss the Moon" and "Petticoat Loose".[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]In 1993 Woods won the Stewart Parker Trust Award, for At the Black Pig's Dyke[9]
He has also won the P. J. O'Connor Award for radio drama and the M.J. McManus Prize for poetry.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Vincent Woods". irishplayography.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ Falvey, Deirdre (22 August 2009). "Arts on RTÉ Radio: win some, lose some". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "Lives and Miracles by Vincent Woods Drawings by Charles Cullen:: Syracuse University Press". syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 4 September 2006.
- ↑ "Vincent Woods". aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "Kennys: Woods Vincent, The Colour of Language, Poet & Playwright, Leitrim Writer". kennys.ie. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007.
- ↑ "A Cry from Heaven - Vincent Woods". culturevulture.net. Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
- ↑ "Vincent Woods". irishwriters-online.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "Woods, Vincent". irishwriters-online.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "Literature". Arts Council of Ireland.
External links
[edit]- A Lecture by Vincent Woods at Indiana University (archived 2006)
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