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Vincent Woods

Vincent Woods
Born1960 (age 64–65)
County Leitrim, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materCollege of Commerce, Rathmines(DIT)
OccupationWriter
EmployerRTÉ
Known forThe Arts Show

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

His life

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Woods was born in County Leitrim. He studied Journalism at the College of Commerce, Rathmines. 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] Woods' radio play, The Leitrim Hotel, won the P. J. O'Connor Award for radio drama, and he also won The Stewart Parker Award for Drama in 1993.

His works

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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."

References

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  1. ^ "Vincent Woods". 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
  4. ^ "Vincent Woods". aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ Kennys: Woods Vincent, The Colour of Language, Poet & Playwright, Leitrim Writer - Kennys Irish Bookshop, Galway, Ireland
  6. ^ "A Cry from Heaven - Vincent Woods". Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
  7. ^ "Vincent Woods". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Woods, Vincent". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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