Marie MacSweeney explained

Marie MacSweeney is an Irish poet and award-winning short-story writer.

Life and work

Born in Dublin of Kerry parents, MacSweeney attended Haddington Road school and Loreto College in Crumlin. She has also produced radio plays and historical essays.^[1] Two of these, Dreams and Stars and A Life in the Day of Ravishing Rita were broadcast on RTE Radio One.^[2]

In 1992 she moved to Wales but returned to Ireland and now she lives in Drogheda.^[1] She has two sons.

Awards

• Francis MacManus award (2001).^[3]

Bibliography

• Mother Cecily's Music Room (Belfast, Lapwing, 2005)
• Flying During the Hours of Darkness (Lapwing, 2009)
• Cooking for Gallileo, a collection of poems and stories (Pagan Publications Ireland, 2014)
• Our Ordinary World and Other Stories (Victoria, Canada, Trafford Publishing, 2004 - self-published)
• Letters from a Recalcitrant Woman (MolyM Press, 2013)

Further reading

• Book: Marie MacSweeney. Our Ordinary World and Other Stories. 2004. Trafford Publishing. 978-1-4120-2095-4. 329–. (self-published)
• Book: Steve Twelvetree. Poppy Fields 2005: Inspired Poems of Remembrance and Reflection on the Adversity of War. 2005. Poetry Now. 978-1-84602-003-2. 184–.
• Web site: New Irish Books March- April 2014 Books Ireland Magazine . Booksirelandmagazine.com . November 4, 2016.
• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irish Writers Online . Irishwriters-online.com . November 3, 2016.
2. Web site: Marie ready to launch her new book - Independent.ie . Independent.ie . November 4, 2016.
3. Web site: To make a long story short . . . . Irishtimes.com . 19 Jan 2002 . November 4, 2016.