Constan Olive Leland Bardwell (25 February 1922 â€" 28 June 2016) was
an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright. She was born in India to
Irish parents William Hone and Mary Collise, and moved to Ireland at
the age of two. Her father's family were of the Anglo-Irish Hone
family.[1][2]Having moved from India, Bardwell grew up in Leixlip,
County Kildare. She was educated at Alexandra School and later at the
University of London.She is considered an important poet by her
contemporaries. On the publication of Bardwell's fourth collection of
poetry, The White Beach, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain stated "it is good to
see her work of the decades collected â€" it has inspired many Irish
poets, male and female, and should be much more widely known", adding
that her work was "witty, full of sharp intimate honesty, full of
truth and surprises."[3]It was recently announced that Bardwell's
novel Girl on a Bicycle will be republished by Irish publisher
Liberties Press.
an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright. She was born in India to
Irish parents William Hone and Mary Collise, and moved to Ireland at
the age of two. Her father's family were of the Anglo-Irish Hone
family.[1][2]Having moved from India, Bardwell grew up in Leixlip,
County Kildare. She was educated at Alexandra School and later at the
University of London.She is considered an important poet by her
contemporaries. On the publication of Bardwell's fourth collection of
poetry, The White Beach, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain stated "it is good to
see her work of the decades collected â€" it has inspired many Irish
poets, male and female, and should be much more widely known", adding
that her work was "witty, full of sharp intimate honesty, full of
truth and surprises."[3]It was recently announced that Bardwell's
novel Girl on a Bicycle will be republished by Irish publisher
Liberties Press.
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