Anne Le Marquand Hartigan was an Irish poet, playwright and painter.

Personal life

Hartigan trained as a painter at Reading University, England. She returned to Co. Louth, Ireland, in 1962 with her husband Tim Hartigan where they farmed and reared their six children. She now lives in Dublin.

Poetry

Hartigan has published seven collections of poetry:[1] Unsweet Dreams (Salmon Poetry, 2011),[2] To Keep The Light Burning: Reflections in Times of Loss (Salmon Poetry, 2008);[3] Nourishment (Salmon Poetry, 2005);[4] Immortal Sins (Salmon Poetry, 1993);[5] the award-winning long poem with Anne's drawings, Now is a Moveable Feast (Salmon Poetry, 1991);[6] Return Single (Beaver Row Press, 1986);[7] Long Tongue (Beaver Row Press, 1982).[8]

Theatre

Hartigan's theatre piece Beds [9] was first performed at the Damer Theatre in 1982 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Hartigan's full length tragi-comedy I do like to be beside the seaside is set in an old peoples home.[10] Hartigan won the Mobil Prize for Playwriting for her play The Secret Game (Chiswick books, 2014)[11] in 1995. In Other Worlds (2003) was commissioned and performed by Ohio University, USA, then performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in New Zealand. Jersey Lilies [12][13] was performed at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin 1996, where Hartigan acted and directed with Robert Gordon. La Corbiere (Carysfort Press, 2001)[14][15] was performed at the Project Theatre as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1989 and has since been performed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2004 and by Solas Nua Theatre Company in Washington DC, 2006.[16]

Prose

Hartigan's prose work includes Clearing The Space: A Why of Writing (Salmon, 1996).[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Anne le Marquand Hartigan". www.poetryireland.ie. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "salmonpoetry.com | Unsweet Dreams by Anne Le Marquand Hartigan". Salmon Poetry. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "salmonpoetry.com | To Keep the Light Burning: Reflections in times of loss by Anne Le Marquand Hartigan". Salmon Poetry. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "salmonpoetry.com | Nourishment by Anne Le Marquand Hartigan". Salmon Poetry. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "salmonpoetry.com | by". Salmon Poetry. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Poetry - Anne Le Marquand Hartigan, Irish writer. (Irish poet, playwright and artist) www.annehartigan.ie". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Poetry - Anne Le Marquand Hartigan, Irish writer. (Irish poet, playwright and artist) www.annehartigan.ie". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Poetry - Anne Le Marquand Hartigan, Irish writer. (Irish poet, playwright and artist) www.annehartigan.ie". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Theatre - Anne le Marquand Hartigan, Irish playwright / Dramatist and poet(Theater)". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Chiswickbooks.com". www.chiswickbooks.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Donovan, Katie. "A woman's take". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Theatre - Anne le Marquand Hartigan, Irish playwright / Dramatist and poet(Theater)". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Seen and Heard (Reprint) » Carysfort Press publishing contemporary writing theatre drama performing arts". Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "La Corbière". www.irishplayography.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Theatre - Anne le Marquand Hartigan, Irish playwright / Dramatist and poet(Theater)". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Anne le Marquand Hartigan | Poetry Ireland". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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