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🎂 Derek Mahon - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday
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| Popular As |
Derek Mahon |
| Occupation |
Poet |
| Age |
82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
November 23, 1941 (Northern Ireland) |
| Birthday |
November 23 |
| Town/City |
Northern Ireland |
| Nationality |
Northern Ireland |
🌙 Zodiac
Derek Mahon’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to astrologers, Sagittarius is curious and energetic, it is one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life. Sagittarius is extrovert, optimistic and enthusiastic, and likes changes. Sagittarius-born are able to transform their thoughts into concrete actions and they will do anything to achieve their goals.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Derek Mahon was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
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.
Before Fame
He published some of his early work in the Royal Belfast Academical Institution's school journal and subsequently studied at both Trinity College, Dublin and Paris' Sorbonne. His first poetry collection, Night Crossing, was published in 1967.
Trivia
Several of his poems fall into the ekphrasis genre, meaning that they interpret visual artworks through language.
Family Life
Born into a Protesant, working-class family, he spent his youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Associated With
His poems' metrical forms resemble those employed by the nineteenth-century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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