Graham Allen (writer)

[6] As a literary critic, he has published numerous books, including Harold Bloom: Towards a Poetics of Conflict (1994), Intertextuality (2000), and Roland Barthes (2003).

[9][10][11][12][13][14] Reviewing Allen's work in Southword journal, Roisin Kelly writes: "These are the words we need to hear in times like these.

"[13] His elegy to David Bowie, included in The Madhouse System, was selected by RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, as their poem of the week in December 2016.

Edited by Vona Groarke, the issue consisted of a selection of poets considered to be the new voices of literary Ireland.

[30][31] The anthology features a number of prominent figures, including Cónal Creedon, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Frank McDonald, Madeleine D'Arcy, E. R. Murray, and Patrick Cotter.

[31] Allen went to Barking Abbey School[citation needed] and then studied at St David's College, Lampeter, the University of Wales, receiving his degree in English in 1985.