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Tara Bergin

Tara Bergin was born in Dublin. Her first collection of poems, This is Yarrow, was awarded the 2014 Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize and the 2014 Shine/Strong Award for best first collection by an Irish author. She currently lives in the north of England.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 138 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 138 padlock

Tara Bergin | Is Travel Writing Dead?

Tara Bergin

‘If you laugh and tell me I am only speaking metaphorically, I will reply: what other way do you expect me to speak?’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 138
Essays & Memoir | Issue 138

Tara Bergin | Five Things Right Now

Tara Bergin

Tara Bergin’s first collection of poems, This is Yarrow, was awarded the Seamus Heaney Centre...

Poetry | Issue 135 padlock
Poetry | Issue 135 padlock

Drama Lessons for Young Girls

Tara Bergin

‘So the young girls, / cast as naughty young girls from the Acropolis, / left – / just with some things missing.’

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