Nationality Irish Education University of London Role Poet | Name Leland Bardwell Alma mater University of London | |
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Occupation Novelist, poet, playwright Notable works A Restless Life, Girl on a Bicycle Books Different Kinds of Love, A Restless Life, Mother to a stranger, The white beach, The Noise of Masonry Settling | ||
Two Poems i.m. Stevie Smith - Leland Bardwell. music Roger Gregg
Constan Olive Leland Bardwell (25 February 1922 – 28 June 2016) was an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright. She was born in India to Irish parents John Hone and Mary Collise, and moved to Ireland at the age of two. Her father's family were of the Anglo-Irish Hone family.
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- Two Poems im Stevie Smith Leland Bardwell music Roger Gregg
- Life and reputation
- Published works
- Editor
- References
Life and reputation
Having moved from India, Bardwell grew up in Leixlip, County Kildare. She was educated at Alexandra School and later at the University of London.
She is considered an important poet by her contemporaries. On the publication of Bardwell's fourth collection of poetry, The White Beach, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain stated "it is good to see her work of the decades collected – it has inspired many Irish poets, male and female, and should be much more widely known", adding that her work was "witty, full of sharp intimate honesty, full of truth and surprises."
It was recently announced that Bardwell's novel Girl on a Bicycle will be republished by Irish publisher Liberties Press.
Bardwell lived in Sligo and was a member of Aosdána. Her son is the composer John McLachlan.
Published works
Poetry
Prose Bardwell has published four novels:
A collection of short stories:
And a memoir:
Plays Bardwell's plays have been produced by RTÉ and BBC.
Editor
In 1975, she co-founded the long running literary magazine Cyphers.