About Moya Cannon
Moya Cannon is an Irish poet with six previous collections. In 2021 Carcanet published her Collected Poems.
She was born and grew up in Co. Donegal, received a BA in History and Politics from University College, Dublin, and an MPhil in International Relations from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
A recipient of the inaugural Brendan Behan Award and of the O’Shaughnessy Award, she was Heimbold Professor of Irish Studies at Villanova University and in 2004 was elected to Áosdána, the affiliation of Irish creative artists.
Carrying the Songs by Moya Cannon is reproduced here courtesy of Carcanet Press solely for the purpose of inspiring participating artists taking part in this open call, as organised by Hamilton Gallery Sligo in partnership with Embassy of Ireland, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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