Sean Lysaght reading at the White House, Limerick, Ireland

Seán Lysaght was born in 1957 and grew up in Thomondgate, Limerick and
studied Arts at UCD. While still a student, he took part in the Castle
readings organised by Claude and Dorina Byrne in King John's Castle,
Limerick. His first poems were published by Jim Kemmy in the Limerick
Socialist. His first collection, Noah's Irish Ark (1989) was followed by
five books from Gallery Press, including Scarecrow (1998), The Mouth of
a River (2007) and translations from Goethe, Venetian Epigrams (2008).
He was awarded the Lawrence O' Shaughnessy Poetry Award in 2007. His
Selected Poems will appear next year. He now lives in Westport, Co.
Mayo.