Catherine Ann Cullen was the first Poetry Ireland poet in residence and is a writer.

Catherine Ann Cullen
Born
Drogheda, County Louth

Biography edit

Catherine Ann Cullen was born in Drogheda, County Louth. She has an M.Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin and a PhD from Middlesex University, London. Her work has won a gold award for Poetry and Folklore from the American Parenting Products Association. In 2016 and 2009 Cullen won the Francis Ledwidge International Poetry Award. In 2018 she was a recipient of a Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship for her work. She has held several residencies in schools and was for three years (2016 to 2019) A&L Goodbody Writer in Residence at St Joseph's Co-Ed School, East Wall, Dublin 3, for which she was awarded the 2017 Business to Arts Award for Best Use of Creativity in the Community. She is part of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive at University College Dublin. Her work has been included in many anthologies and has been broadcast on RTÉ. Cullen has worked as a lecturer in journalism and a radio producer based in Dublin. In 2019 she was made the inaugural Poet in Residence at Poetry Ireland for two years.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Bibliography edit

  • All Better! Poems for Children about Illness and Recovery (Little Island 2019)[8]
  • The Other Now: New and Selected Poems (Dedalus Press 2016)[9]
  • Strange Familiar (Doghouse 2013)[10]
  • A Bone in My Throat (Doghouse 2007)[10]
  • Thirsty Baby (Little,Brown 2003)[11]
  • The Magical, Mystical, Marvelous Coat (Little, Brown 2001)[12]

References and sources edit

  1. ^ "Catherine Ann Cullen". Poetry Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Catherine Ann Cullen". Little Island. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ "A&L Goodbody announces Catherine Ann Cullen as the first Docklands Arts Fund Writer in Residence « Business to Arts". Business to Arts. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Catherine Ann Cullen Archives – Dedalus Press". Dedalus Press. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute". Trinity College Dublin. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Catherine Ann Cullen, Kimmage, Dublin, Ireland". Gravatar Profile. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. ^ "About Catherine Ann Cullen". Tarry at home - and travel in books!. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. ^ "All Better!". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Catherine Ann Cullen – Dedalus Press – Links to poetry books". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Doghouse Books - Catherine Ann Cullen". Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Customer reviews,Thirsty Baby". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  12. ^ "THE MAGICAL, MYSTICAL, MARVELOUS COAT | Kirkus Reviews". Retrieved 8 October 2019.