Tony Curtis
Curtis in 2018
Curtis in 2018
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationPoet
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity of Essex
Trinity College Dublin

Tony Curtis (born 1955) is an Irish poet.[1]

Curtis was born in Dublin, and educated at the University of Essex and at Trinity College Dublin. In 1993 he won the Poetry Ireland/Friends Provident National Poetry Competition.[2] In 2018 he won the 2018 O'Shaughnessy Poetry Award presented by the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.[3] He also works in education under the Skagit River Poetry Project schools programme.[4]

Curtis is a member of Aosdána.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Oak Harbor Library: Meet Irish Poet Tony Curtis Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Aosdana Irish Arts Council
  3. ^ "Irish Poet Tony Curtis Receives 22nd O'Shaughnessy Award For Poetry | St. Thomas Newsroom". St. Thomas Newsroom. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ Skagit River Poetry Festival Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ List of Aosdána members
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Tony Curtis: Irish Poetry Reading Archive, UCD