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
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 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 Queens University Belfast Anglo-Irish Conference on
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]
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