Mark RoperMark Roper was born in Derbyshire, England in 1951 and has lived in Ireland since 1980. His collections include his debut The Hen Ark (1990), which won the 1992 Aldeburgh Prize for best first collection; The Home Fire (1998); Whereabouts (2005); and Gather of Shadow (2008). Even So: New & Selected Poems was published by Dedalus Press in 2008. He has collaborated with photographer Paddy Dwan on two books, The River Book (2010), and The Backstrand (2013). The Invader, an opera composed by Eric Sweeney to a libretto by Mark Roper, premiered in Ireland in May 2014. Read More Read Less