Randolph Healy (born 1956) is an
Irish poet and publisher.
Healy was born in
Scotland
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and moved to
Dublin
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at the age of 18 months. After leaving school at the age of 14 to work in a number of jobs, he returned to full-time education and graduated in mathematical sciences from
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
. He now works as a teacher of mathematics at second level. His poetry is marked by the frequent use of structural devices derived from logic and scientific diction and information.
Like many Irish poets, he has written work that touches on issues of the politics of language. He is unique, though, in that he takes sign language and deafness as his points of departure in addressing these matters.
His books include ''25 Poems'' (1983), '' Rana Rana!'' (1997). '' Arbor Vitae'' (1997), ''Flame'' (1998) and ''Selected Poems'' (2000). He runs the publishing house Wild Honey Press.
External links
An interview with Randolph HealyWild Honey Press
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1956 births
Irish poets
Irish modernist poets
Living people
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