John walsh poet biography worksheet

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          John Walsh on a life of writing and crossing borders

          THIS SATURDAY at 1pm, the Galway City Museum hosts the launch of Border Lines, the debut collection of short stories by poet, publisher, and singer/songwriter John Walsh.

          Born in Derry in 1950, Walsh has been based in Connemara since 1989 where, in 2007, he co-founded Doire Press, the publishers of Border Lines, with his partner Lisa Frank.

          Follow John Walsh and explore their bibliography from 's John Walsh Author Page.

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        2. The will of John Walsh, senior, is dated 20 May , and has a codicil dated 31 October It is a very large single-sheet document, written in a bold.
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        4. John Walsh is a former literary editor of The Sunday Times and editor of The Independent magazine, appeared regularly on the Radio.
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          6. Walsh has previously published three volumes of poetry and is the organiser of the successful North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar.

          Getting started

          While it may have taken him more than 60 years to get around to publishing a collection of stories, writing has been a part of Walsh’s life since childhood.

          “When I was 10 or 11 my father, who was a watchmaker from The Creggan, ran little writing competitions for myself and my two older sisters,” he recalls.

          “The winner got a sixpence for the best story or composition. Maybe this fired up my imagination back then.