Tom French (poet)

He was born in Kilkenny in 1966 and raised across the border in Tipperary. He graduated from National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Limerick.[1]

He lives with his family close to the coast of County Meath, where he earns his living in the County library service.

He received bursaries in literature from An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council, Ireland in 1999 and 2009. His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications.

• Ted McNulty prize
• 2002 Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection
• 2015 The Dermot Healy International Poetry Prize
• 2016 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry

• Touching the Bones. Gallery Press. 2001.
• The Fire Step. Gallery Press. 2009.
• The Night Ahead. Smithereens Press. 2013.
• Midnightstown. Gallery Press. 2014.
• Taking the Oath. Smithereens Press. 2015.
• The Way to Work. Gallery Press. 2016.

• Author Page, Gallery Press
• The Night Ahead, echapbook from Smithereens Press
• Taking the Oath, echapbook from Smithereens Press
• Review of Midnightstown, Irish Times
• Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry
• "Raw and Rural", The Poetry Society
• "Over The Edge Celebrates Sixth Birthday with Reading by Tom French"
• Selina Guinness, ed. (2004). The new Irish poets. Bloodaxe. ISBN 978-1-85224-673-0.