Tom French
Tom French (born 1966 in Kilkenny) is an Irish poet.
Tom French
- Name
- Tom French
- Born
- 1966
- Birthplace
- Kilkenny, Ireland
- Education
- NUI Galway University of Limerick
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Occupation
- poet · writer
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• Name — Tom French • Born — 1966 • Birthplace — Kilkenny, Ireland • Education — NUI Galway University of Limerick • Genre — Poetry Tom French (born 1966 in Kilkenny) is an Irish poet.
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Tom French (born 1966) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
Life
He was born in Kilkenny in 1966 and raised across the border in Tipperary. He graduated from National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Limerick. He lives with his family close to the coast of County Meath, where he earns his living in the County library service. He received bursaries in literature from An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council, Ireland in 1999 and 2009. His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications.
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Tom French was born in 1966 in Kilkenny.
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1966
Tom French born at Kilkenny.
Awards
• Ted McNulty prize • 2002 Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection • 2015 The Dermot Healy International Poetry Prize • 2016 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry • 2023 Pigott Prize, Listowel Writers' Week
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