Mícheál Ó hUanacháin
Genres: Translator, Columnist, Poet, Short story writer, Journalist, Reviewer
Thosaigh Mícheál Ó hUanacháin ag foilsiú filíochta sna 1960idí. Sé cinn de chnuasaigh leis atá foilsithe go dtí seo: Go dTaga Léas (1971), Crann Tógála (1980), Aibítir Mheiriceá (1981), Tráchtaireacht ar na Cluichí Móra (1998), dánta.com (2006), agus Damhsa Rúnda (2008). Tá an seachtú cnuasach á ullmhú. Tá dhá leabhar do léitheoirí óga leis foilsithe: Olé Olé Olé! (1994), scéal do dhéagóirí, agus An Tíogar agus a Mhadra (2015), do léitheoirí an-óg. Ar feadh cuid maith dá shaol bhí sé ina iriseoir, agus is saineolaí ar chúrsaí an Mheán-Oirthir is ar dhomhan Ioslaim é. Ó scoir sé dá phost in RTÉ, tá sé ag scríobh gearrscéalta, ag cumadh filíochta, agus ag tuairisceoireacht ar chúrsaí spóirt. Tá suim aige le fada i gcúrsaí aistriúcháin, agus i measc na n-aistriúchán atá déanta aige tá dánta ó na teangacha rómánsacha, ón Rúisis, ón Ollainis agus ón tSínis. Tá a chuid dánta féin aistrithe go Gàidhlig, Rómáinis, Seirbis, Ollainnis, Spáinnis agus Béarla. Tá léirmheastóireacht déanta aige chomh maith ar dhrámaíocht, ar scannáin, ar cheoldrámaíocht, ar dhamhsa agus ar an bhfísealaín, chomh maith le léirmheasanna ar leabhair.
Mícheál Ó hUanacháin's first published poetry appeared in the early 1960s. Since then, six collections of his work have appeared: Go dTaga Léas (1971), Crann Tógála (1980), Aibítir Mheiriceá (1981), Tráchtaireacht ar na Cluichí Móra (1998), dánta.com (2006), and Damhsa Rúnda (2008). He has also published two works of short fiction for younger readers: Olé Olé Olé! (1994) for young teenagers, and An Tíogar agus a Mhadra (2015), for very young readers. He spent his working life as a journalist, and ended a long career in RTÉ in 2009 with a reputation for specialism in Middle Eastern and Islamic affairs. He has long been interested in translation, especially in translation of poetry, and has included translations in his collections, while some of his work has been seen in several languages. He continues to write poetry and is now resuming a brief career in short stories, as well as analysing current affairs and reporting and commentating on sport. A seventh collection of poetry and a collection of stories are anticipated.