Abstract

John F.Deane, founder of Poetry Ireland, is also the founder and editor of Dedalus Press, which has established itself since 1985 as one of the country's most active poetry publishers. It operates from an address in Templeogue, close to a locality associated with Austin Clarke but now transformed by the spread of new housing. Not the least of Deane's achievement with Dedalus has been to maintain a presence for poetry in a progressively more difficult enviroment. The following interview was recorded on 6th March 1992, as Deane was simultaneously preparing for publication of the new titles mentioned in our conversation, and also for another initiative in which he is involved, the opening of the Heinrich Böll House, a residence for writers on Achill Island.