Bilingual writer, 89, wins Farmgate Café National Poetry Award
A nearly 90-year-old bilingual writer who only began writing in her 50s has won the Farmgate Café National Poetry Award, as the opening of the Cork International Poetry Festival got underway. Deirdre Brennan, who has published 16 books including 12 collections of poetry in Irish and English, was presented with €2,000 for the best full-length … [Read more…]