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'''Victoria Kennefick''' is an Irish award winning poet. She has been an artist/poet/writer in residence for [[Cork County Council]], [[University College Dublin]] and the Yeats Society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Writer in Residence 2023 - UCD School of English Drama Film |url=https://www.ucd.ie/englishdramafilm/newsandevents/writerinresidence2023/ |website=[[UCD.ie]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Victoria Kennefick - New Poet in Residence |url=https://www.yeatssociety.com/victoria-kennefick-new-poet-in-residence/ |website=Yeats Society Sligo}}</ref> She has been a recipient of [[bursaries]] from the [[Arts Council of Ireland]] and [[Kerry County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2017 |title=Next Generation bursary 2016 - Kennefick, Victoria-171171103 |url=https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funding-decisions/Next-Generation-bursary-2016---Kennefick,-Victoria-171171103/ |website=[[ArtsCouncil.ie}}</ref><ref name="UCC Alumni" /> Her collection ''Eat or We Both Starve'' won the [[Seamus Heaney Centre]] First Collection Poetry Prize, and was shortlisted for the [[T. S. Eliot Prize]] and [[Costa Book Award for Poetry]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Donoghue |first=Denise |date=November 24, 2021 |title='It's really lovely for poetry': Cork poet shortlisted for £30k Costa Book Awards |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40751547.html |website=[[IrishExaminer.com]]}}</ref>
'''Victoria Kennefick''' is an Irish award winning poet. She has been an artist/poet/writer in residence for [[Cork County Council]], [[University College Dublin]] and the Yeats Society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Writer in Residence 2023 - UCD School of English Drama Film |url=https://www.ucd.ie/englishdramafilm/newsandevents/writerinresidence2023/ |website=[[UCD.ie]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Victoria Kennefick - New Poet in Residence |url=https://www.yeatssociety.com/victoria-kennefick-new-poet-in-residence/ |website=Yeats Society Sligo}}</ref> She has been a recipient of [[bursaries]] from the [[Arts Council of Ireland]] and [[Kerry County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2017 |title=Next Generation bursary 2016 - Kennefick, Victoria-171171103 |url=https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funding-decisions/Next-Generation-bursary-2016---Kennefick,-Victoria-171171103/ |website=[[ArtsCouncil.ie]]}}</ref><ref name="UCC Alumni" /> Her collection ''Eat or We Both Starve'' won the [[Seamus Heaney Centre]] First Collection Poetry Prize, and was shortlisted for the [[T. S. Eliot Prize]] and [[Costa Book Award for Poetry]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Donoghue |first=Denise |date=November 24, 2021 |title='It's really lovely for poetry': Cork poet shortlisted for £30k Costa Book Awards |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40751547.html |website=[[IrishExaminer.com]]}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Kennefick comes from [[Shanagarry]], [[County Cork]].<ref name="LC" /> She studied in [[University College Cork]] (UCC) and obtained a [[Fulbright scholarship]], with terms attended in [[Emory University]] and [[Georgia College & State University]].<ref name="UCC Alumni" /> She holds a [[doctorate]] in [[American literature]] from UCC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victoria Kennefick on White Whale: navigating the poetry of grief |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/victoria-kennefick-on-white-whale-navigating-the-poetry-of-grief-1.2251514 |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref><ref name="UCC Alumni" />
Kennefick comes from [[Shanagarry]], [[County Cork]].<ref name="LC" /> She studied in [[University College Cork]] (UCC) and obtained a [[Fulbright scholarship]], with terms attended in [[Emory University]] and [[Georgia College & State University]].<ref name="UCC Alumni" /> She holds a [[doctorate]] in [[American literature]] from UCC.<ref name="IT White Whale">{{Cite web |title=Victoria Kennefick on White Whale: navigating the poetry of grief |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/victoria-kennefick-on-white-whale-navigating-the-poetry-of-grief-1.2251514 |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref><ref name="UCC Alumni" />


She moved to Tralee, [[County Kerry]],<ref name="LC">{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Poem by Tralee based poet, Victoria Kennefick, appears on Leaving Cert |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/tralee-news/poem-by-tralee-based-poet-victoria-kennefick-appears-on-leaving-cert/a962439339.html |website=[[Independent.ie]]}}</ref> but was named [[Cork County Council]] [[artist-in-residence|writer-in-residence]] in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victoria Kennefick announced as Cork County Council Writer in Residence &#124; Cork County Council |url=https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/victoria-kennefick-announced-as-cork-county-council-writer-in-residence |website=[[CorkCoCo.ie]]}}</ref>
She was named [[Cork County Council]] [[artist-in-residence|writer-in-residence]] in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victoria Kennefick announced as Cork County Council Writer in Residence &#124; Cork County Council |url=https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/victoria-kennefick-announced-as-cork-county-council-writer-in-residence |website=[[CorkCoCo.ie]]}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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''Eat or We Both Starve'' won the [[Seamus Heaney Centre]] First Collection Poetry Prize,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2019 |title=Announcing the winner for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2022. |url=https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/news/SeamusHeaneyFirstCollectionPoetryPrizeWinner2022.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703002940/https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/news/SeamusHeaneyFirstCollectionPoetryPrizeWinner2022.html |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=24 June 2022 |website=Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry}}</ref> and was shortlisted for the [[T. S. Eliot Prize]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=T S Eliot Prize shortlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/10/15/195278/t-s-eliot-prize-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=[[BooksAndPublishing.com.au]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name="UCC Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Poet Victoria Kennefick shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize |url=https://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp19/interior.aspx?sid=1901&gid=2&pgid=1073&cid=2589&ecid=2589&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=1868 |website=alumni.ucc.ie}}</ref>
''Eat or We Both Starve'' won the [[Seamus Heaney Centre]] First Collection Poetry Prize,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2019 |title=Announcing the winner for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2022. |url=https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/news/SeamusHeaneyFirstCollectionPoetryPrizeWinner2022.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703002940/https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/news/SeamusHeaneyFirstCollectionPoetryPrizeWinner2022.html |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=24 June 2022 |website=Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry}}</ref> and was shortlisted for the [[T. S. Eliot Prize]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=T S Eliot Prize shortlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/10/15/195278/t-s-eliot-prize-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=[[BooksAndPublishing.com.au]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name="UCC Alumni">{{Cite web |title=Poet Victoria Kennefick shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize |url=https://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp19/interior.aspx?sid=1901&gid=2&pgid=1073&cid=2589&ecid=2589&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=1868 |website=alumni.ucc.ie}}</ref>


Her work was quoted on a [[Leaving Certificate]] exam paper in 2023.
Her work was quoted on a [[Leaving Certificate]] exam paper in 2023.<ref name="LC" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Kennefick's father died while she was undertaking her doctoral work. Kennefick lives in Tralee. She has one child.<ref>https://www.rte.ie/culture/2022/0504/1295804-something-for-the-weekend-victoria-kenneficks-cultural-picks/</ref>
Kennefick's father died while she was undertaking her doctoral work.<ref name="IT White Whale" /> Kennefick lives in [[Tralee]], [[County Kerry]],<ref name="LC">{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Poem by Tralee based poet, Victoria Kennefick, appears on Leaving Cert |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/tralee-news/poem-by-tralee-based-poet-victoria-kennefick-appears-on-leaving-cert/a962439339.html |website=[[Independent.ie]]}}</ref> She has one child.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2022 |title=Something For The Weekend: Victoria Kennefick's Cultural Picks |url=https://www.rte.ie/culture/2022/0504/1295804-something-for-the-weekend-victoria-kenneficks-cultural-picks/ |website=[[RTE.ie]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:58, 17 January 2024

Victoria Kennefick is an Irish award winning poet. She has been an artist/poet/writer in residence for Cork County Council, University College Dublin and the Yeats Society.[1][2] She has been a recipient of bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland and Kerry County Council.[3][4] Her collection Eat or We Both Starve won the Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Poetry Prize, and was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and Costa Book Award for Poetry.[5]

Background

Kennefick comes from Shanagarry, County Cork.[6] She studied in University College Cork (UCC) and obtained a Fulbright scholarship, with terms attended in Emory University and Georgia College & State University.[4] She holds a doctorate in American literature from UCC.[7][4]

She was named Cork County Council writer-in-residence in December 2023.[8]

Works

  • Kennefick, Victoria (2015). White Whale. Southward Editions. ISBN 9781905002405.
  • Kennefick, Victoria (2021). Eat or We Both Starve. Carcanet Press. ISBN 9781800170711.
  • Kennefick, Victoria (2024). Egg/Shell. Carcanet Press. ISBN 9781800173842.

Recognition and awards

Eat or We Both Starve won the Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Poetry Prize,[9] and was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2021.[10][4]

Her work was quoted on a Leaving Certificate exam paper in 2023.[6]

Personal life

Kennefick's father died while she was undertaking her doctoral work.[7] Kennefick lives in Tralee, County Kerry,[6] She has one child.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Writer in Residence 2023 - UCD School of English Drama Film". UCD.ie.
  2. ^ "Victoria Kennefick - New Poet in Residence". Yeats Society Sligo. 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Next Generation bursary 2016 - Kennefick, Victoria-171171103". ArtsCouncil.ie. 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Poet Victoria Kennefick shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize". alumni.ucc.ie.
  5. ^ O’Donoghue, Denise (24 November 2021). "'It's really lovely for poetry': Cork poet shortlisted for £30k Costa Book Awards". IrishExaminer.com.
  6. ^ a b c "Poem by Tralee based poet, Victoria Kennefick, appears on Leaving Cert". Independent.ie. 12 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Victoria Kennefick on White Whale: navigating the poetry of grief". The Irish Times.
  8. ^ "Victoria Kennefick announced as Cork County Council Writer in Residence | Cork County Council". CorkCoCo.ie.
  9. ^ "Announcing the winner for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2022". Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ "T S Eliot Prize shortlist announced". BooksAndPublishing.com.au. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Something For The Weekend: Victoria Kennefick's Cultural Picks". RTE.ie. 4 May 2022.
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