Austin Clarke Net Worth

Austin Clarke was an Irish poet and author born on May 9, 1896. He is best known for his use of Gaelic poetic devices in English-language poetry, as seen in his works Ancient Lights, Tiresias, and Mnemosyne Lay in Dust.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 9, 1896
Birth Place Ireland
Age 123 YEARS OLD
Died On Mar 19, 1974 (age 77)
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $4 million (2024)

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About

Irish poet and author best known for incorporating Gaelic poetic devices into English-language poetry. His poetic works include Ancient Lights, Tiresias, and Mnemosyne Lay in Dust.

Before Fame

He was born in Dublin, Ireland and studied at University College, Dublin.

Trivia

He co-founded the Lyric Theatre Company, for which he wrote several verse plays.

Family Life

He suffered a major emotional breakdown only days after marrying his first wife, Cornelia Cummins. After Cummins' death, Clarke happily remarried Norah Esmerelda Patricia Walker, with whom he had three children.

Associated With

Clarke's early poetry was deeply influenced by the work of william Butler Yeats, and he came to be regarded as one of the greatest Irish poets in the generation following Yeats.