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Derek Mahon

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Profession
Poet
Died
Oct 1, 2020
Zodiac
Sagittarius
Born in
Northern Ireland
About
Notable for his Irish Times Poetry Now Award-winning collections Harbour Lights (2005) and Life on Earth (2008), Mahon is also recognized for his translations of the work of Moliere, Jean Racine, and Sophocles.
Family
Born into a Protesant, working-class family, he spent his youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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