Michael Hartnett (Irish: Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide) (18 September 1941 – 13 October 1999) was an Irish poet who wrote in both English and Irish. He was one of the most significant voices in late 20th-century Irish writing and has been called " Munster 's de facto poet laureate".

A bilingual poet who spoke both Irish and English, Michael Hartnett (also Micheál ÓhAirtnéide) was born in Newcastle West, County Limerick. Though he grew up in poverty—at times under the care of his Irish-speaking grandmother—Hartnett attended University College Dublin for a year on a scholarship and was writing poetry by the early 1960s.

Michael Hartnett was born in Croom, County Limerick, in 1941. He was one of the most beloved of poets among his peers. In Ireland he is considered to be one of leading national poets of the last century, in spite of his near invisibility abroad.

Michael Hartnett was born in Croom, County Limerick, in 1941. He was one of the most beloved of poets among his peers. In Ireland he is considered to be one of leading national poets of the last century, in spite of his near invisibility abroad.

Nov 1, 2024 · Michael Harnett (Micheál ÓhAirtnéide) was a bilingual poet who wrote in Irish and English. He was deeply revered and beloved amongst his peers. He passed away 25 years ago.

Michael Hartnett was born in Croom, County Limerick, in 1941. He was one of the most beloved of poets among his peers. In Ireland he is considered to be one of leading national poets of the last century, in spite of his near invisibility abroad.

Jul 1, 2009 · A bilingual poet who spoke both Irish and English, Michael Hartnett (also Micheál ÓhAirtnéide) was born in Newcastle West, County Limerick. Though he grew up in poverty—at times under the care of his Irish...

Michael Hartnett was poetry editor of The Irish Times for a period. He was a member of Aosdána and received, in his lifetime, many awards including Poetry Ireland Choice, Irish Poetry Prize, the American Ireland Literary Fund Award in 1975, 1980 and …

Michael Hartnett was born in Limerick in 1941 and was profoundly influenced by his Irish-speaking grandmother. Selected and New Poems is the best introduction to his poetry, containing work that spans his career from the 1960s until his death in 1999.

Even the most powerful of Hartnett's single poems, The Retreat of Ita Cagney and A Farewell To English, have a sequence-structure. The former is a probing, dramatic ex­ploration of a woman's loneliness and isolation in a callous and hostile society.