James Harpur has published ten books of poetry, including his latest, The Magic Theatre, The Gospel of Gargoyle and A Place Where Ireland Is Invisible. His awards include the British National Poetry Competition and the Michael Hartnett Prize. His debut novel, The Pathless Country, won the JG Farrell Award and was shortlisted for the John McGahern Prize. His translations include the poems of Boethius (Fortune’s Prisoner, Anvil Press, 2007) and ongoing work on the poems of Pierre de Ronsard. He is a member of Aosdána, the Irish academy of the arts, and a Fellow of the Temenos Academy, London. He lives in West Cork.
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