ORMSBY, FRANK, 1947-
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Subseries 5.2
Printed material about Frank Ormsby
Box 31 - 32 and 42 - 43; OP 1 - 2
Scope and Content Note
This subseries organizes printed material about Ormsby in four separate subsections. The first subsection includes articles, essays, and biographical sketches about Ormsby as a poet and editor. The second subsection groups together numerous notices and reviews of Ormsby's poetry up to A Northern Spring (1986). These texts are arranged by the volume of poetry they consider. The next subsection collects the notices and reviews of the various books Ormsby has edited. A fourth subsection contains materials relevant to the promotion of Ormsby's poetry volumes and other books. This subsection includes many announcements and programs from Ormsby's own poetry readings, giving a sense his public literary life.
Articles and Essays about Ormsby | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
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31 | 1 | Awards and honors for Ormsby |
OP1 | 11 | Fiacc, Padraic: "The North's Younger Poets," in Hibernia, 20 October 1972 [also addresses Derek Mahon, Paul Muldoon, and Michael Boyle |
31 | 2 | Artists Writers in Schools Directory, 1992 |
31 | 3 | Anonymous, biographical blurb for International Authors and Writers Who's Who, 1996 |
31 | 4 | Anonymous, "Traveling Bards," [translated from Romanian] in Panoramic Britanic, circa October 1987 [See also Subseries 5.2: Printed material about Ormsby, promotional materials and readings, Romania] |
42 | 56 | Horton, Patricia, encyclopedic entry for The Encyclopaedia of Ireland, undated |
31 | 5 | Scrapbook 1970-1978 [includes poems, reviews, and essays by Ormsby as well as reviews and clippings about Ormsby or The Honest Ulsterman] |
42 | 57 | Unknown author, "Immersed in Poetry: Ormsby on a life in literature," in Lakeland Extra, March 2004 |
Reviews and Clippings about Ormsby's Poetry | ||
31 | 6 | Reviews and Clippings of Business as Usual (1973) [See also Subseries 5.2: Printed material about Ormsby, articles and essays, scrapbook 1970-1978] |
31 | 7 | Reviews and Clippings of A Store of Candles (1977) [See also Subseries 5.2: Printed material about Ormsby, articles and essays, scrapbook 1970-1978] |
31 | 8 | Reviews and Clippings of Being Walked by a Dog (1978) |
31 | 9 | Reviews and Clippings of A Northern Spring (1986) |
31 | 10 | Reviews and Clippings of A Northern Spring (1986) [scrapbook] |
Reviews and Clippings about Ormsby's Edited Volumes | ||
31 | 11 | Reviews and Clippings of Poets from the North of Ireland (first edition, 1979) |
OP1 | 12 | Reviews and Clippings of Poets from the North of Ireland (1979) |
31 | 12 | Reviews and Clippings of Poets from the North of Ireland (second edition, 1991) |
31 | 13 | Reviews and Clippings of Northern Windows: An Anthology of Ulster Autobiography (1987) |
31 | 14 | Reviews and Clippings of Northern Windows: An Anthology of Ulster Autobiography (1987) [scrapbook] |
31 | 15 | Reviews and Clippings of Thine in Storm and Calm: An Amanda McKittrick Ros Reader (1988) |
31 | 16 | Reviews and Clippings of The Long Embrace: Twentieth Century Irish Love Poems (1990) |
31 | 17 | Reviews and Clippings of The Long Embrace: Twentieth Century Irish Love Poems (1990) [publication announcements] |
31 | 18 | Reviews and Clippings of The Long Embrace: Twentieth Century Irish Love Poems (1990) [scrapbook] |
31 | 19 | Reviews and Clippings of The Collected Poems of John Hewitt (1991) |
31 | 20 | Reviews and Clippings of The Collected Poems of John Hewitt (1991) [scrapbook] |
31 | 21 | Reviews and Clippings of A Rage for Order (1992) |
31 | 22 | Reviews and Clippings of A Rage for Order (1992) [scrapbook] |
42 | 58 | Reviews and Clipping of Poetry Ireland Review, 1997 |
42 | 59 | Reviews and Clippings of The Hip Flask: Short Poems from Ireland (2002) [1] |
43 | 1 | Reviews and Clippings of The Hip Flask: Short Poems from Ireland (2002) [2] |
31 | 23 | Miscellaneous Articles about Frank Ormsby |
Promotional Materials and Readings | ||
32 | 1 | Queens University Festival, 9-20 February 1972, reading with Foley, Muldoon, Peskett |
32 | 2 | Festival of Ulster Poetry at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, London, 17-21 February 1976 [readers include: Ormsby, Heaney, Hewitt, Longley, Montague, Muldoon, Paulin, Peskett, Simmons] |
32 | 3 | Irvinestown Arts Festival, 18 February 1977, with readings by Ormsby, Simmons, Muldoon |
OP1 | 13 | Irvinestown Arts Festival, 18 February 1977, with readings by Ormsby, Simmons, Muldoon |
OP1 | 13 | Queens University Belfast, 29 November 1977, with readings by Ormsby, Mahon] |
32 | 4 | Queens University Belfast Anglo-Irish Conference on Poets from the North of Ireland, 20-21 March 1980 |
32 | 5 | University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Association for Irish Studies Conference, 18-21 February 1987 |
32 | 6 | Romania, reading tour with Fleur Adcock, sponsored by The British Council, 2-10 October 1987 |
32 | 7 | Newcastle Poetry Festival, 17 September 1988 |
32 | 8 | The Second John Hewitt Summer School, 31 July - 7 August 1989 |
32 | 9 | Queens University Belfast opening for Poets from the North of Ireland by Frank Ormsby, ed. (1991); with readings by Ormsby, Carson, Dawe, Greacen, Hughes, Johnstone, Simmons |
32 | 10 | Dukes Hotel, Belfast, 1994, with readings by Ormsby and James Simmons |
32 | 11 | Germany, reading tour with James Simmons, sponsored by The British Council, 29 January - 5 February 1994 |
32 | 12 | The Belfast Institute reading, 7 December 1994 |
32 | 13 | Aspects: A Celebration of Irish Writing, Bangor, 29 September 1995 |
32 | 14 | William Carleton Summer School, 7-11 August 1995 |
32 | 15 | Northern Ireland Cultural Program with Europe: Saxony-Anhalt Teachers Study Tour, 1-8 October 1995 [reading with McGuckian] |
32 | 16 | Tallinn, Estonia: Irish Cultural Week 28 October - 4 November 1995 |
43 | 2 | The Gallery Press and Waterstone's Booksellers poetry reading, 7 March 1996, with readings by Ormsby and Peter Sirr |
32 | 17 | Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Europe: An International Conference, 23-28 June 1996 |
OP1 | 13 | Ulster Museum, 30 June 1996, with readings by Ormsby and Watson |
32 | 18 | Belfast Festival at Queens, 4-23 November 1996 |
43 | 3 | The Donegal Poetry Festival, 8-17 August 1998 |
43 | 4 | Irish Writer's Centre, Eastern Washing University, 14 August 1998 |
43 | 5 | Lismore Comprehensive School, 3 March 1999 |
OP2 | 2 | Lismore Comprehensive School, 3 March 1999 |
43 | 6 | Central Library, Belfast Public Libraries, 15 March 1999 |
43 | 7 | Pushkin Seminar in Creative Writing, 24 April 1999 |
43 | 8 | Amnesty International Fund Raising Poetry and Prose Night, 6 May 1999 |
43 | 9 | The Share Centre, 23 February 2000 |
43 | 10 | Amnesty International Literary Fundraiser, 25 May 2000 |
43 | 11 | Amnesty International Literary Fundraiser, 31 May 2001 |
43 | 12 | Poetry Ireland, 14 June 2001 |
OP2 | 3 | Center for Irish Studies, The University of St. Thomas, 6 and 8 March 2002 |
43 | 13 | Contemporary Irish Literature: Diverse Voices Conference, University of Central Lancashire, 4-6 April 2003 |
43 | 14 | Amnesty International Fund Raising Poetry and Prose Night, 6 May unknown year |
43 | 15 | Amnesty International Fund Raising Poetry and Prose Night, 14 May unknown year |
43 | 16 | Belfast Festival at Queens, 29 November unknown year |
32 | 19 | Undated Ormsby readings [1] |
43 | 17 | Undated Ormsby readings [2] |