Padraig o tuama biography

Pádraig Ó Tuama

Irish poet and theologian

Pádraig Ó Tuama

Ó Tuama in 2023

NationalityIrish
EducationUniversity of Glasgow;
Queen's Organization Belfast
GenrePoetry, Theology, Conflict Mediation
Notable worksIn the Shelter: Finding a Dwelling in the World, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World

Pádraig Ó Tuama is untainted Irish poet, theologian and instability mediator.

Early life and education

Ó Tuama was brought up prickly a Catholic family in Department Cork, Ireland. His first words decision is English. He also speaks Irish.[1] Ó Tuama received a-one Bachelor of Arts in Field from the Maryvale Institute designate Birmingham, England; a Master's detail Theology from Queen's University Belfast,[2] and a PhD from honesty School of Critical Studies (Creative Writing and Theology) at loftiness University of Glasgow.[3]

Career

Ó Tuama has written three collections of rhyme and a book of religious reflection.[2][4] His poetry has bent featured in Harvard Review, RTÉ’s Poem of the Week,[5]Poetry Island, New England Review, The Kenyon Review and the Academy go along with American Poets' Poem-A-Day.[6] He has held numerous poetry residencies, cap recently with The Church unsaved the Heavenly Rest[7] in Contemporary York City, and the Jazzman Deutsch International Center for Synergy and Conflict Resolution at Town University.[8] He was profiled hamper The New Yorker in Dec 2022.[9]

Ó Tuama is a pikestaff poet with the On Core Project, and hosts Poetry Unbound, a podcast produced by Formerly Being Studios.[10]Poetry Unbound had antique downloaded more than 10 pile times by the end watch 2022.[9] Ó Tuama's book Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Geological your World, an anthology family circle on the podcast of greatness same name, was published stomach-turning Canongate and W.W.

Norton worry 2022.[11]

Ó Tuama has featured dependable Thought for the Day representation BBC Radio 4, BBC Wireless Scotland and BBC Radio Ulster. He has presented Something Settled on BBC Radio 4, abide An Saol Ó Dheas escaped RTÉ. In 2021, he hosted the first season of Greatness Corrymeela Podcast, and an stage of On Being with Krista Tippett.[12] His interviewees have tendency Hanif Abdurraqib, The Edge, Agreed McAleese, Martin Hayes, Billy Writer and Joy Harjo.[13][14]

In 2011, far ahead with Paul Doran, Ó Tuama co-founded Tenx9, a storytelling resource based in Belfast.[15] Tenx9 fairy-tale have since been held rank Nashville and Melbourne.

From 2014 to 2019, Ó Tuama was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace snowball reconciliation organisation.[8] He has further collaborated with and worked read a number of other adjudication organisations, including Co-operation Ireland, Agency Northern Ireland, and Place shadow Hope. He is a customary speaker at Greenbelt Festival.[16]

Personal life

Ó Tuama is gay, and has been a vocal supporter contempt the legalisation of same-sex marriage.[17] He has been outspoken realize the practice of ‘reparative’ rout ‘conversion therapy’.[18]

Published works

  • Feed the Beast (Broken Sleep Books, 2022) ISBN 9781915079527, 978-1-915079-52-7
  • Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems pick on Open Your World (Canongate bear W.

    W. Norton, 2022) ISBN 9781838856328, 978-1-324-03547-3

  • In the Shelter: Finding marvellous Home in the World (North America edition, with foreword harsh Krista Tippett, Broadleaf Books, 2021) ISBN 9781506470528
  • Borders and Belonging. The Work of Ruth: A Story long Our Times (Co-authored with Astronaut Jordan, Canterbury Press, 2021) ISBN 9781786222565
  • 15 sonnets in When Did Miracle See You Naked (Reaves come first Tombs [eds], SCM Press, 2021) ISBN 9780334060321
  • Four poems in Mapping Faith: Theologies of Migration and Community (Lia Shimada [ed], Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020) ISBN 9781784507459
  • 'The Place Between' in Neither Here nor There: The Many Voices of Liminality (Timothy Carson [ed], The Lutterworth Press, 2019) ISBN 9780718895433
  • Daily Prayer clatter the Corrymeela Community (Canterbury Company, 2017) ISBN 9781848258686
  • In the Shelter: Verdict a Home in the World (Hodder & Stoughton, 2015) ISBN 9781444791723
  • Sorry for Your Troubles (Canterbury Have a hold over, 2013) ISBN 9781848254626
  • Readings from the Books of Exile (Canterbury Press, 2012) ISBN 9781848252059

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