Matt Mooney (Kilchreest, County Galway, Ireland, 1943) is an Irish poet who has lived in Listowel, County Kerry, since 1966. The son of a farmer, he studied at University College Galway and completed postgraduate studies at University College Cork. He worked as a vocational education teacher until his retirement in 2002. His poetry, deeply connected to landscape, memory, and Irish cultural identity, has been widely published in literary journals in Ireland and abroad.

He is the author of several collections, including Droving (2003), Falling Apples (2010), Earth to Earth (2015), The Singing Woods (2017), Steering by the Stars (2021), the Irish-language collection Éalú (2021), and The Moon and Báinín (2025). His work has received various awards, including the Pádraig Liath Ó Conchubhair Irish Language Poetry Award. Some of his poetry has been translated into Spanish and published internationally.

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Matt Mooney (Kilchreest, condado de Galway, Irlanda, 1943) es un poeta irlandés residente en Listowel, condado de Kerry, desde 1966. Hijo de agricultor, cursó estudios en University College Galway y realizó un posgrado en University College Cork. Ejerció como profesor de educación vocacional hasta su jubilación en 2002. Su obra poética, profundamente vinculada al paisaje, la memoria y la identidad cultural irlandesa, ha sido ampliamente publicada en revistas literarias de Irlanda y del extranjero.

Es autor de varias colecciones, entre ellas Droving (2003), Falling Apples (2010), Earth to Earth (2015), The Singing Woods (2017), Steering by the Stars (2021), el libro en lengua irlandesa Éalú (2021) y The Moon and Báinín (2025). Su poesía ha sido reconocida con diversos premios, incluido el Pádraig Liath Ó Conchubhair Irish Language Poetry Award. Parte de su obra ha sido traducida al español y publicada en medios internacionales.