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Ciaran Carson (1948-2019) was a Belfast-born poet, prose writer, translator, and traditional musician. He worked for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland before becoming Professor of Poetry and founding Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast. His fourteen poetry collections, including
The Irish for No,
Belfast Confetti,
First Language and
Breaking News, won major awards, as did his translations of
The Inferno and
The Táin. His acclaimed prose includes
Last Night's Fun,
The Star Factory,
Shamrock Tea and
The Pen Friend. Ciaran Carson died at his home in Belfast on 6 October 2019.
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