Title
Pollard Carew, Joan
Description
Bibliographic Dictionary Entry
Date
1950
Creator
O'Toole, Tina
Source
Munster Women Writers Project, University College Cork
Publisher
Women in Irish Society Project, University College Cork
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Coverage
Munster, 1800-2000
Format
Text
Language
en
Type
Text
Subject
Pollard Carew, Joan
Contributor
O'Toole, Tina
Birth Date
1950
Birthplace
Slieveardagh Hills, Co Tipperary
Place of Association
Thurles, Co Tipperary
Biographical Text
Joan Pollard Carew was born in 1950 in the Slieveardagh hills near Thurles in north Tipperary. As a child she spent a lot of time on her grandparents' farm wandering the fields and chatting with her grandad, who passed on to her his love of reading. This love of poetry was later nurtured during her school days and she has been writing poetry since her early childhood. She has broadcast her work on local radio and published in various local anathologies, magazines and newspapers. In 2000 she published her first collection, Moll Strings & Others. Her other interest is Irish set dancing and she contributes regular articles to Set Dancing News, the magazine for Irish set dancers.
Writing Genre
Poetry