Seán Hewitt
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| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) Warrington |
| Occupation | Poet, lecturer, critic |
| Residence | Dublin |
| Nationality | British, Irish |
| Education | University of Cambridge University of Liverpool |
| Genre | Poetry Literary criticism |
| Notable works | Tongues of Fire |
| Notable awards | Eric Gregory Award Resurgence Prize |
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Seán Hewitt (born 1990) is an English poet, lecturer and critic.[1]
Biography
Seán Hewitt was born in Warrington, UK, to an Irish mother and English father.[2] He studied English at Girton College, Cambridge|Girton College, University of Cambridge.
Hewitt received his PhD, on the works of John Millington Synge|J.M. Synge, from the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool.[3] He currently lives in Dublin, where he lectures in English Literature at Trinity College Dublin, and is Poetry Critic for The Irish Times.[4][5]
Hewitt was awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2019, and won the world's biggest ecopoetry award, the Resurgence Prize, in 2017.[6][7] He also received a Northern Writers' Award in 2016.[8] His debut pamphlet, Lantern, was published by Offord Road Books in 2019, was Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice,[9] and was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award.[10] His debut collection, Tongues of Fire, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020.[11][12]
Tongues of Fire was released to critical acclaim. It was Poetry Book of the Month in The Observer[13], and a Book of the Year in The Guardian[14] and The Irish Times[15], and was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.[16] The Sunday Times wrote that "his work will stand the test of time".[17] Booker Prize shortlisted novelist Max Porter (writer)|Max Porter describes Hewitt as "an exquisitely calm and insightful lyric poet, reverential in nature and gorgeously wise in the field of human drama."[18] Tongues of Fire is a book of lyric poetry, and explores queer sexuality, grief, and the natural world.[19][20]
Hewitt's book-length study of the Irish playwright, poet and writer John Millington Synge|J.M. Synge, J.M. Synge: Nature, Politics, Modernism, is published by Oxford University Press.[21]
Hewitt was listed as one of The Sunday Times "30 under 30" artists in 2020.[22]
Awards
- Poetry Book Society Recommendation, for Tongues of Fire, 2020.[16]
- Eric Gregory Award, Society of Authors, 2019.
- Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice, for Lantern, 2019.[9]
- Maurice J. Bric Medal of Excellence, Irish Research Council, 2019.[23]
- The Resurgence Prize, Poetry School, 2017.[24][25]
- Northern Writers' Award, New Writing North, 2016.
Bibliography
- J.M. Synge: Nature, Politics, Modernism (Oxford University Press, 2021)
- Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020)
- Lantern (Offord Road Books, 2019)
References
- ↑ "Seán Hewitt". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Arena Tuesday 28 April 2020". Arena. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Irish Studies student wins major poetry prize - Articles - Institute of Irish Studies - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "BBC Front Row". BBC. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Dr Seán Hewitt". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Irish poets Seán Hewitt and James Conor Patterson win Eric Gregory Awards". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "News | The Society of Authors". societyofauthors.org. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Announcing the winners of the Northern Writers' Awards 2016". Northern Writers Awards. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Summer 2019 Selections". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Critical friends - Book Review - Poetry". TLS. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Seán Hewitt". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "The Nan Shepherd Prize – Interview with Seán Hewitt". nanshepherdprize.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Poetry book of the month: Tongues of Fire by Seán Hewitt – review". the Guardian. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "The best books and audiobooks of 2020 so far". the Guardian. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Books of 2020: Max Porter, Emilie Pine, Sara Baume and more pick the best reads of the year so far". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Summer 2020 Selections". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ Wright, Bert. "Tongues of Fire by Seán Hewitt review". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Books of 2020: Max Porter, Emilie Pine, Sara Baume and more pick the best reads of the year so far". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Hewitt, Seán. "Seán Hewitt: I would give all my poems to have my father back". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Boland, Eavan (2019). "Featured Poet: Seán Hewitt". Poetry Ireland Review. 127: 66 – via Complementary Index.
- ↑ Hewitt, Seán (2021-01-07). J.M. Synge: Nature, Politics, Modernism. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886209-3.
- ↑ Barter, Pavel. "30 under 30: Ireland's most promising artists". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Irish Research Council announces 2019 'Researchers of the Year'". Irish Research Council. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "First Prize: Ilex by Seán Hewitt | Resurgence Poetry Prize". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Seán Hewitt wins 2017 Resurgence Poetry Prize – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
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