Brendan Cleary
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Brendan Cleary (born 1958) is a poet who was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland but lives in England.[1]
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[edit] Early years
Cleary attended Carrickfergus Grammar School in Northern Ireland. He moved from Northern Ireland in 1977 to Middlesbrough, a large town in northeast England, in order to attend University of Teesside. He then settled in Newcastle, where he founded Echo Room Press and was also the editor of Stand Magazine. Cleary earned a MA from Sunderland Polytechnic, which later became University of Sunderland in 1992.[2]
[edit] His works
His collections include The Irish Card, Sacrilege, and Stranger in the House published by Wrecking Ball Press. His most recent work, Weightless, has been "described as a modern blues".[3]
Cleary lives in Brighton, located on the south coast of England, where he also teaches poetry.
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