Simon Ó Faoláin
(Ireland, 1973)
Simon Ó Faoláin was born in Dublin and raised in west Kerry. He trained …
Liam Ó Muirthile
(Ireland, 1950)
Liam Ó Muirthile is a poet and writer. Born in Cork City in 1950, he learned …
Mary O’Donoghue
(Ireland, 1975)
Mary O’Donoghue, even more than most poets, is in love with words. She delights …
Dennis O’Driscoll
(Ireland, 1954–2012)
Dennis O’Driscoll was born in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1954. He has written …
Derry O’Sullivan
(Ireland, 1944)
Derry O’Sullivan was born in Bantry, County Cork, in 1944 into an …
G.O.D. Obori
(Zimbabwe, 1980)
G.O.D. Obori (meaning spiritual healer, though the initials G.O.D. are an acronym for …
Carlos Obregón
(Colombia, 1929–1963)
Born in Bogotá, Carlos Obregón studied mathematical physics at the University of …
Knut Ødegård
(Norway, 1945)
The Norwegian poet Knut Ødegård was born in 1945 in the city of Molde on …
Odia Ofeimun
(Nigeria, 1950)
Odia Ofeimun, poet, polemicist and polymath was born in Iruekpen-Ekuma, Edo State, …
Risto Oikarinen
(Finland, 1978)
The Finnish poet Risto Oikarinen was born far from the big city in a region full of …
Ben Okri
(Nigeria, 1959)
Ben Okri is a natural talent. In 1980 he left Nigeria for London, where for years he …
Brigitte Oleschinski
(Germany, 1955)
Brigitte Oleschinski was born in Cologne. She studied political science and lives in …
Carlos de Oliveira
(Portugal, 1921)
The son of Portuguese emigrants to Brazil, Carlos de Oliveira was born in Belém do Pará …
Tonnus Oosterhoff
(Netherlands, 1953)
The son of a rural hospital chaplain, Tonnus Oosterhoff studied at the University of …
Steinar Opstad
(Norway, 1971)
Steinar Opstad studied German, Literary Theory and History of Religion at the …
Amir Or
(Israel, 1956)
A poet who combines the mysteries of the spirit with the joys of the flesh, curious …
Armando Orozco Tovar
(Colombia, 1943)
A poet and painter born in Bogotá, Armando Orozco Tovar received a bachelors degree in …
Baldur Óskarsson
(Iceland, 1932)
Baldur Óskarsson lives in Reykjavik, where he has worked in broadcasting since …
António Osório
(Portugal, 1933)
António Osório was born in 1933 and published his first book in 1972, when he was …
Amparo Osorio
(Colombia, 1951)
Amparo Osorio is a major Spanish-language poet who has also written fiction and …
Paul van Ostaijen
(Belgium, 1896–1928)
Paul van Ostaijen (1896-1928) is the most influential poet Flanders has ever produced. …
Albert Ostermaier
(Germany, 1967)
Albert Ostermaier still lives in Munich, his place of birth. At 31 he is acclaimed as …
Alice Oswald
(United Kingdom, 1966)
Alice Oswald is one of the most important poets writing in Britain today, and also one …
Willem Jan Otten
(The Netherlands, 1951)
Willem Jan Otten is a poet, essayist, novelist and playwright. All his work is strongly …
Outspoken
(Zimbabwe, 1983)
Born on the 22nd September, 1983, Tongai Leslie Makawa – better known as OUTSPOKEN – …
Kees Ouwens
(The Netherlands, 1944–2004)
Kees Ouwens began his writing career as a neoromantic. In collections bearing such …
Conor O'Callaghan
(Ireland, 1968)
Conor O’Callaghan was born in Newry, County Down, and grew up in Dundalk. The …
Eugene O'Connell
(Ireland, 1951)
Eugene O’Connell was born near Kiskeam in northwest Cork in 1951. He has published a …
Mary O'Donnell
(Ireland, 1954)
Mary O’Donnell was born in Co. Monaghan, an area whose geographical proximity to …
Gregory O'Donoghue
(Ireland, 1951–2005)
Gregory O’Donoghue was born in Cork in 1951, son of the poet and playwright Robert …
Mary O'Malley
(Ireland, 1954)
Mary O’Malley was born in Connamara and educated at University College, Galway. She …
Bernard O’Donoghue
(Ireland, 1945)
Bernard O’Donoghue was born in North Cork in 1945. He moved to Manchester in the United …
Ciaran O’Driscoll
(Ireland, 1943)
Ciaran O’Driscoll was born in Co. Kilkenny and lives in Limerick. He has published …
Michael O’Loughlin
(Ireland, 1958)
Michael O’Loughlin was born in Dublin in 1958 and studied at Trinity College Dublin. In …
Alexandre O’Neill
(Portugal, 1924)
His surname came from some Irish ancestors, but Alexandre O’Neill, born in Lisbon, was …
Leanne O’Sullivan
(Ireland, 1983)
Leanne O’Sullivan was born in Cork and is currently completing her Bachelor’s degree in …
 

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