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Derek Mahon

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Irish poet (1941–2020)

Person · Open Library

Born
1941
Died
2020
Works
58

Top works

  • Clouds
  • The man who built his city in snow
  • Dreams of a summer night
  • Sextus and Cynthia
  • Olympia and the Internet

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
IE
Active from
1941-11-23
Active to
2020-10-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15
Total plays
87

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Quotes

  • 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.
  • And in a disused shed in Co. Wexford,Deep in the grounds of a burnt-out hotel,Among the bathtubs and the washbasinsA thousand mushrooms crowd to a keyhole.
  • Include me in your lamentations.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Derek
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Belfast
Place of death
Cork
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
poetry
Image
Derek Mahon in Moscow.JPG
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date of birth
1941-11-23
member of
Aosdána
writing language
English language
date of death
2020-10-01
cause of death
disease
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Derek Mahon
name in native language
Derek Mahon
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