As a poet, librettist, documentary writer, essayist, novelist and translator, Theo Dorgan is one of Ireland’s best-known writers. Previously the director of Poetry Ireland, Theo has generously championed the creative life of Ireland in all aspects of his work. His latest collection, Once Was a Boy, touches on childhood, a beloved, ghostly city of memory, and the promises we make to ourselves when young. Previous collections include Orpheus and Sappho’s Daughter. Theo’s prose work includes Sailing For Home – a Voyage from Antigua to Ireland. In this wide-ranging conversation with Martina Durac, Theo will delve into the adventures of a life spent in writing.

Once Was a Boy has just received the accolade of One City, One Book 2024 in his native Cork. Theo is also a documentary screenwriter, keen sailor, translator and editor. In 2022 he devised the script for ANU’s production of Staging the Treaty and scripted and presented the multi-award- winning Alan Gilsenan documentary An Buachaill Gealgháireach/The Laughing Boy. Translations of his work have been published in Greek, Italian and French, with a volume in Spanish due in 2024. He is a member of Aosdána.

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