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Date(s)
- 1985 - 2024 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
60 books
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Brendan Cleary is from Co. Antrim but now lives in Newcastle, where he edited the poetry magazine The Echo Room. He works as a part-time lecturer, performance poet and stand-up comic, and has appeared several times on the Mark Radcliffe Show on Radio One. His last book-length collection, The Irish Card, was published by Bloodaxe in 1993.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This collection was gifted to Newcastle University Special Collections and Archives in 2025.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection includes monographs and journal issues featuring Brendan Cleary’s poetry, as well as works by other poets whose work was published in The Echo Room - the poetry magazine which he edited - and by the associated venture Echo Room Press.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Further material is expected to be added to this collection.
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Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English