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Derek Mahon

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Quotations
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Derek Mahon Quotes
136 words, approx. 1 pages
Derek Mahon (born 23 November 1941 ) is an Irish poet . Unsourced It's practically my subject, my theme: solitude and community; the weirdness and terrors of solitude: the stifling and consolations of community. Also, the consolations of solitude....


Biography

Name: Derek Mahon
Birth Date: November 23, 1941
Nationality: British
Gender: Male

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Biography of Derek Mahon
2,988 words, approx. 10 pages
Derek Mahon is one of a significant number of poets from Northern Ireland who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He has published five full collections of verse to date, as well as a number of shorter volumes of poems, and is widely...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Derek Mahon Information
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Derek Mahon (born 23 November 1941) is a Northern Irish poet. He was born in Belfast, Northern...


News and Journals
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The Boston Globe
Joseph F. Mahon, 90; Grocer, Tireless Volunteer In Attleboro
08/01/2005: 622 words, approx. 2 pages
Joseph Francis Mahon opened Mahon's Market in Attleboro when he was 19. During the next 48 years, he became more than the neighborhood grocer. Many customers considered him family. "On his way home from work, he would deliver groceries," said his daughter, Roberta...
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The Boston Globe
Heavy Duty Hammer Thrower Mahon Has Tools For Athens Run
08/15/2003: 1,168 words, approx. 4 pages
Anna Norgren Mahon is the American record-holder in the hammer throw. Don't tell anyone, though. It's a secret. Not only are Mahon and her record largely overlooked, many people don't even know that the hammer is actually a ball - a 9-pound stainless...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by John Redmond
8,346 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Redmond compares Mahon's verse-letters to the work of W. H. Auden to highlight his use of a casual tone. Also drawing from Auden's essay on “Light Verse,” Redmond contends that Mahon's efforts to seem casual or self-effacing are undermined by their apparent artfulness.
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Critical Essay by Catriona Clutterbuck
7,866 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Clutterbuck interprets Mahon's position on the link between art and reality as negative and sometimes cynical, doubting the existence of meaning in either art or life.
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Critical Essay by Peter Steele
7,218 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following essay, Steele emphasizes Mahon's relationship to other poets and the role of art in his poetry.
 


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