Gerard Smyth
Gerard Smyth was born in Dublin in 1951.
He published a chapbook, The Flags are Quiet (Dublin, New Writers’ Press, 1969), in an edition of 90 copies.
His full collections are World Without End (Dublin, New Writers Press, 1977); Loss and Gain (Raven Arts Press, 1981); Painting the Pink Roses Black (Dublin, Dedalus, 1986); Daytime Sleeper (Dedalus, 2002); A New Tenancy (Dedalus, 2004); and The Mirror Tent (2007).
He lives in Dublin where he is a journalist with The Irish Times.