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Valentin Iremonger (1918 - 22 May 1991) was an Irish diplomat and poet. He was born in Dublin and joined the diplomatic service. He served as Irish Ambassador to Sweden, Norway, Finland, India, Luxembourg and Portugal. His poetry collections include ''One Recent Evening'' (1944, with Robert Greacen and Bruce Williamson), ''On the Barricades'' (1944, with Robert Greacen and Bruce Williamson) ''Reservations'' (1950), ''Horan's Field and Other Reservations'' (1972), and ''Sandymount'' (1988). In 1945 he won the Æ Memorial Prize for a manuscript collection of poems.〔''Irish Times'', "A.E. MEMORIAL PRIZE, 1945", 18 December 1945〕 He was poetry editor of the literary magazine ''Envoy'' from 1949 to 1951. He also produced translations from the Irish language, including ''Dialann Deoraí'' by Dónall Mac Amhlaigh, (''An Irish Navvy'',1964); and ''Rotha Mór an tSaoil'' by Micí Mac Gabhann (''The Hard Road to Klondike'', 1973), and a translation of the German poet Rilke (''Beatha Mhuire /sraith dhánta Ghearmáinise le Rainer Maria Rilke'', 1990). A radio play, ''Wrap Up My Green Jacket'' was broadcast by the BBC. He edited, with Robert Greacen, ''Contemporary Irish Poetry'' (1949); and ''Irish Short Stories'' (1960). ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valentin Iremonger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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