Karl Parkinson

Karl Parkinson is an Irish author based in Dublin. He has published two collections of poetry and a novel.

Writing career

Parkinson has published two collections of poetry, Litany of the City (Wurmpress 2013)[1] and Butterflies of a Bad Summer (Salmon Poetry 2016).[2]

In 2016, New Binary Press published Parkinson's debut novel, The Blocks, inspired by the author's childhood in a troubled part of inner-city Dublin.[3] The novel received considerable critical acclaim in Ireland.[4][5] Aiden O'Reilly writes in The Irish Times that "Parkinson has set himself up unashamedly and without irony as a singer of the human soul in its contrary states of degradation and exaltation".[6]

Personal

Parkinson grew up in O'Devaney Gardens,[3] described as "one of Dublin’s most troubled and dilapidated complexes".[7] The social housing flats in the area have since been vacated and demolished.[7][8]

References
  1. Ramsell, Billy (2013). "The Sun King / Litany of the City". The Stinging Fly. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. "Butterflies of a Bad Summer". www.salmonpoetry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  3. "Flats life. Dublin author brings the blocks to book". RTE.ie. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. O'Donovan, Conor (2016-07-24). "The Blocks by Karl Parkinson". HeadStuff. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. O'Keeffe, Cormac (2016-09-10). "Book review: The Blocks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  6. O'Reilly, Aiden (2016). "Psalms of degradation, psalms of exaltation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  7. "Demolition of O'Devaney Gardens to be completed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  8. Ryan, Órla. "PHOTOS: O'Devaney Gardens before its last flats are demolished". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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