Early Life
What date was he born?
23rd November
What primary school did he attend
Skegoneill
How many inspirations did he have?
3
What are the themes of Antarctica
Courage and Bravery
When did he die?
October 1st 2020
What year did he enter this world?
1941
Where did go to secondary school
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Name of 2 of his inspirations
Samuel Beckett
W B Yeats
Drake
What are the themes of After the Titanic
Empathy and Guilt
Which English city was he working in?
London
How many brothers did he have?
0
Where did he write some of his early poems
magazine
The Troubles
The rough economy of Northern Ireland
The first King Kong movie
Fill in the blank---- Everything is going to be alright is about looking for the _____
good
Where did he die?
Cork
Which of his family members worked at Harland and Wolf?
Father and granfather
What college did he attend
University of Paris
Fill in the blank------- Everything is going to be ____
alright
What kind of language does Derek Mahon use in his poems
Intelligent and Sad
How many poems did he write
12
Where did his mam work?
Local flax mill
What was he when he went to Trinity College
Undergraduate
What family member did he speak about in one of his poems
Grandfather
Name 3 of the mentioned artists(not Derek) that have faced depressive stages in life
Ed Sheeran
Stormzy
Taylor Swift
Yuno Miles
What year was Antarctica written
1985