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Vincent Woods

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Vincent Woods
Born1960 (age 65–66)
County Leitrim, Ireland
Alma materCollege of Commerce, Rathmines(DIT)
OccupationWriter
EmployerRTÉ
Known forThe Arts Show

Vincent Woods (born 1960) is an Irish poet and playwright.

Early life and education

Vincent Woods was born in 1962 in County Leitrim.[1]

Career

Woods lived in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, and worked as a journalist with RTÉ, hosting The Arts Show on RTÉ Radio 1 until 1989, and then Arts Tonight.[1][2]

Works

His poetry collections include Lives and Miracles[3] and The Colour of Language. Woods is a member of Aosdána.[4][5] His playwriting credits include A Cry from Heaven,[6] At the Black Pig's Dyke, John Hughdy and Tom John, and Song of the Yellow Bittern.[7][8]

He wrote songs for Irish singer Mary McPartlan for her album Petticoat Loose. The songs are "Sanctuary", "Kiss the Moon" and "Petticoat Loose".

Awards

In 1993 Woods won the Stewart Parker Trust Award, for At the Black Pig's Dyke[9]

He has also won the P. J. O'Connor Award for radio drama and the M.J. McManus Prize for poetry.[1]

References

  1. "Vincent Woods". irishplayography.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. Falvey, Deirdre (22 August 2009). "Arts on RTÉ Radio: win some, lose some". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. "Lives and Miracles by Vincent Woods Drawings by Charles Cullen:: Syracuse University Press". syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 4 September 2006.
  4. "Vincent Woods". aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. "Kennys: Woods Vincent, The Colour of Language, Poet & Playwright, Leitrim Writer". kennys.ie. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007.
  6. "A Cry from Heaven - Vincent Woods". culturevulture.net. Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
  7. "Vincent Woods". irishwriters-online.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. "Woods, Vincent". irishwriters-online.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. "Literature". Arts Council of Ireland.