Dermot Bolger
Bolger, Dermot (1959- ), poet, novelist, dramatist, and publisher. He was born in Dublin and educated at Beneavin College before working as a factory hand, 1978-9, library assistant, 1979-84, then writer and publisher. He founded the Raven Arts Press in 1979, issuing also in that year The Habit of Flesh, poems. Further collections include No Waiting America (1981), Internal Exiles (1986), and Leinster Street Ghosts (1989). His first novel Night Shift (1985) tells how Donal Flynn copes with the brutality of city life. The Woman's Daughter (1987) deals with the physical and sexual abuse of women. The Journey Home (1990) was followed by Emily's Shoes (1992), an exploration of the roots of a man's unhappiness. Other novels include: A Second Life (1994), Father's Music (1997), and Finbar's Hotel (1997, with others). Blinded by the Light (1990) was a play staged by the Abbey Theatre; In High Germany (1990) was produced at the Gate as was The Holy Ground (1990). He became executive editor of New Island Books in 1992.
