The obvious name here would be Tom Paulin. He was born, I think, in 1947,
so that might make him Muldoon's generation, though I think Muldoon was
established as a poet a lot earlier. Much of Tom's work is deeply bound up
with the Troubles, right up to at least as late as _The Liberty Tree_.
You might want to consider, with regard to the first generation, their
involvement in the Belfast Group run by Philip Hobsbaum. Among other
things, it was where catholic and protestant poets intersected (again, I
think).
Luck with the PhD -- sounds good.
Robin
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I'm writing a PhD on the connection between the Troubles and the genre of
Elegy in Northern Irish poetry. If the first generation of Northern Irish
'Troubles' poets includes Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon,
and the second generation includes people like Ciaran Carson and Paul
Muldoon, who might be the third generation? I'm looking at Colette Bryce,
Leontia Flynn, Sinead Morrissey... I would be very grateful for more
suggestions.
Thanks,
Naomi
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