mary o'donnell
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Short-story writer, poet, novelist, part-time creative writing teacher at NUI Maynooth |
| Location | Ireland |
| Introduction | I'm a chronic gatherer of information and I enjoy the network of the arts world. For me, that means there's plenty of room for everybody - or there should be. Not in favour of people who see themselves as 'gate-keepers' and custodians of official culture. |
| Interests | Everything really except people who won't engage. |
| Favorite movies | Antichrist; Pulp Fiction; The Wizard of Oz; Rebecca; Rear Window; Gladiator; The Lives of Others; Downfall; Adam & Paul; Collateral; Matrix 1 |
| Favorite music | Roderigo's Concierto de Aranjuas (spelt wrong I think!); Mahler 5, 6 and 7; Beethoven 5 and 7; The Magic Flute; Louis Stewart; Debussy; Handel; Bach; Vidor; the Beatles; David Bowie; |
| Favorite books | Some Ian McEwan; most of Thomas Mann; |