Ciaran Carson

Poet and novelist who became one of the most respected Irish writers of his era with poetry collections like 1987's The Irish for No and novels like 1999's Fishing for Amber. He is the recipient of many coveted honors, including the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize.In addition to his poetry and prose, he is the author of books like Last Night's Fun: About Time, Food and Music, which examines the traditional Irish music scene.He has cited fellow Irish poet and dramatist Louis MacNeice as a key influence on his work.

He studied English at Queen's University, Belfast and began serving as the Traditional Arts Officer of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

He married acclaimed fiddle player Deirdre Shannon and has three children.

Poet Ciaran Carson were born on Saturday, in a leap year, birthstone is Opal, the seaon was Fall in the Chinese year of Rat, it is 265 days until Ciaran Carson next birthday.

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