On Sabbatical Fall 2011 - Spring 2012

Mary O'Donoghue teaches writing fiction, rhetoric, and literature classes. She is a poet, novelist, short story writer and translator of Irish-language poetry. She is the author of the novel Before the House Burns (The Lilliput Press, 2010) and the poetry collections Among These Winters (Dedalus Press, 2007) and Tulle (Salmon Poetry, 2001). Her poems and short stories have appeared in many European and North American journals and anthologies. Her translations of the work of Irish-language poet Louis de Paor feature in the first major bilingual edition of his work, Ag Greadadh Bas sa Reilig/ Clapping in the Cemetery (Cló Iar-Chonnachta). Her writing awards include the Salmon Poetry Prize for a first poetry collection, Hennessy/Sunday Tribune New Irish Writer for fiction, a Tyrone Guthrie/Virginia Center for Creative Arts Fellowship, and an artist's grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council.