Dennis O’Driscoll (1954–2012), born in County Tipperary, Ireland, was the author of nine poetry collections, including Dear Life (Copper Canyon Press, 2013), as well as a compilation of nearly two thousand contemporary quotations on poetry. An editor of and contributor to many periodicals in Ireland, the UK, and the United States, he was also the author of Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney. His prizes included a Lannan Literary Award, the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. O’Driscoll worked as a civil servant in Dublin.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Someone, poetry, in Winter 2013
- Nocturne Op. 2, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2011–2012
- Cassandra, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2009-2010
- Four Poems, poetry, in Fall 2008