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{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}{{For|similarly named people|Thomas French}}Tom French (born 1966 Kilkenny) is an Irish poet. LifeHe was born in Kilkenny in 1966 and raised across the border in Tipperary. He graduated from National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Limerick.[1] He lives with his family close to the coast of County Meath, where he earns his living in the County library service. He received bursaries in literature from An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council, Ireland in 1999 and 2009. His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications. Awards- Ted McNulty prize
- 2002 Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection
- 2015 The Dermot Healy International Poetry Prize
- 2016 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry
Works- {{cite book| title=Touching the Bones| publisher=Gallery Press| year=2001 }}
- {{cite book| title=The Fire Step| publisher=Gallery Press| year=2009 }}
- {{cite book| title=The Night Ahead| publisher=Smithereens Press| year=2013 }}
- {{cite book| title=Midnightstown| publisher=Gallery Press| year=2014 }}
- {{cite book| title=Taking the Oath| publisher=Smithereens Press| year=2015 }}
- {{cite book| title=The Way to Work| publisher=Gallery Press| year=2016 }}
References1. ^http://www.themanchesterreview.co.uk/contributors.php
External links- Author Page, Gallery Press
- The Night Ahead, echapbook from Smithereens Press
- Taking the Oath, echapbook from Smithereens Press
- Review of Midnightstown, Irish Times
- [https://www.stthomas.edu/irishstudies/poetryaward/ Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry]
- "Raw and Rural", The Poetry Society
- "Over The Edge Celebrates Sixth Birthday with Reading by Tom French"
- {{cite book| title=The new Irish poets| editor=Selina Guinness| publisher=Bloodaxe| year=2004| isbn=978-1-85224-673-0 }}
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