Leland Bardwell

Leland Bardwell
Born 1928
India
Occupation Novelist, poet, playwright
Nationality Irish
Alma mater University of London
Notable works A Restless Life, Girl on a Bicycle
Website
www.irishwriters-online.com/bardwell-leland/

Leland Bardwell (born 25 February 1928)[1] is an Irish poet, novelist and playwright. She was born in India to Irish parents, and moved to Ireland at the age of two.[2]

Life and reputation

Having moved from India, Bardwell grew up in Leixlip, County Kildare. She was educated at Alexandra School and later at the University of London.

She is considered an important poet by her contemporaries. On the publication of Bardwell's fourth collection of poetry, The White Beach, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain stated "it is good to see her work of the decades collected – it has inspired many Irish poets, male and female, and should be much more widely known", adding that her work was "witty, full of sharp intimate honesty, full of truth and surprises."[3]

It was recently announced that Bardwell's novel "Girl on a Bicycle" will be republished by Irish publisher Liberties Press.

Bardwell lives in Sligo and is a member of Aosdána. She is the mother of the composer John McLachlan (born 1965).

Published works

Poetry

Prose Bardwell has published four novels:

A collection of short stories:

And a memoir:

Plays Bardwell's plays have been produced by RTÉ and BBC.[4]

Editor

In 1975, she co-founded the long running literary magazine Cyphers.

References

  1. http://www.libertiespress.com/blog/2012/02/leland-bardwell-to-celebrate-90th.html, accessed 16 February 2016.
  2. http://www.irishwriters-online.com/bardwell-leland/
  3. http://www.salmonpoetry.com/white.html
  4. http://www.dedaluspress.com/poets/bardwell.html

External links


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