Richard Murphy Author & Editor

Richard Murphy (born 1927) is one of Ireland's most distinguished poets. He is particularly known for poems that draw on the people, the landscape, and the history of the west of Ireland. His Collected Poems (Gallery Press) was published in 2000. Lilliput Press published Murphy's Poems 1952-2012 with a revised text and appendices in 2013 and The Poetry Book Society gave it a Special Commendation. Murphy's awards include the Cheltenham Award and the American-Irish Foundation Award. The Kick: A Memoir was shortlisted for the J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography.