Published Poetry Collections
- Dwelling, from Macha Press, May 2026
- Imbolg. Dublin: Arlen House, 2020
- Parvit of Agelast: A Verse Fantasy. Dublin: Arlen House, 2016
- Pagan to the Core. Dublin: Arlen House, 2014
- Twelve Beds for the Dreamer. Galway: Arlen House, 2010
- When the Air Inhales You. Galway: Arlen House, 2008
- Split (in ¡Divas!). Galway: Arlen House, 2003
- Tenant. Galway: Salmon Publishing, 1999
- The Making of a Pagan. Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1990
- Out of My Skin, CD, produced 2002
Published Prose:
Savage Solitude: Reflections of a Reluctant Loner, Dublin: Dedalus Press, 2013
For Children:
The Rescue, a four-part, serialised story for children, set to music by Fergal Carroll, was broadcast on Ireland's Lyric FM radio station in 2007, 2008 and 2019.
Other Publications and Collaborations
- Four film collaborations with artist, Bernie Masterson: How to Make a Magic Carpet (poem and voiceover, 2022); She Sings Within Walls (poem and voiceover, 2021); Last Dance (original script, 2021); Flight (text and voiceover, 2020); Bold Writing (script, voiceover and appearance, 2015).
- Poem commissioned for inclusion in: Lorenzo-Modia, María Jesús, ed. Ex-Sistere: Women's Mobility in Contemporary Irish, Welsh and Galician Literatures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- 'What's the Point of Poetry?' Poetry Ireland commission. Slogan and photographed pose for a Europe-wide art project, exhibited at Poesiefestival Berlin, June 2013.
- CD: Out of My Skin. Dublin: Odin Poetries, 2002.
Translations:
- Cuban Love Songs. A bilingual anthology edited by Ronan Sheehan. Dublin: Cassandra Voices, 2020 (Translation of a poem by Nicolás Guillén)
- Migrant Shores: Irish, Moroccan & Galician Poetry. Edited by Manuela Palacios. Co. Clare: Salmon Poetry, 2017
- Forked Tongues: Galician, Basque and Catalan Women's Poetry in Translations by Irish Writers. Edited by Manuela Palacios. Bristol: Shearsman Books, 2012
- To The Winds Our Sails: Irish Writers Translate Galician Poetry. Edited by Mary O'Donnell & Manuela Palacios. Co. Clare: Salmon Poetry, 2010
Performance / Talks / Curation
I have been known as a performance poet since 1990, and have given many performances in Ireland, the UK, the US, and mainland Europe. Venues have included universities, theatres, cabaret settings, libraries, schools, open air, music festivals, television and radio. In 2012, I gave talks and performances at the universities of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña and Vigo, in Galicia.
Recent performances include: PS2 Gallery, Belfast, September 2023; the European Poetry Festival, Newbridge, July 2022; Skerries Poetry Festival, September 2021; opening of the art exhibition, Homeland – Changing your Mind, at Damer House, Roscrea, August 2019; Phonica, Dublin, November 2018; the Franco-Irish Literary Festival, Dublin, April 2015.
I have been an active member of the literary community in Ireland since 1990, including curation of poetry events, Poetry Day competitions, and Culture Night programmes for Fingal Libraries from 2006 to 2022.
Workshops / Creative Writing Courses
My work in creative facilitation and pedagogy has been substantial and varied. I have given workshops and taught creative writing to all kinds of groups: children, teenagers and adults. I have had school residencies and many school visits. I have facilitated workshops at several literary festivals in Ireland and Britain, and at the Irish Writers' Centre, Dublin.
From January to March 2025, I ran a very well-received course in autopoetic essay for the Irish Writers' Centre online.
Prizes and Awards:
- Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill International Poetry Exchange, September 2025
- Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award 2024
- Parvit of Agelast shortlisted for the Pigott Prize, 2017
- First Prize in the Single Poem competition, Listowel Writers' Week, 2016
- Irish Arts Council Bursary, 2008
- Second prize in Nora Fahy Literary Awards, Ireland 1998
Educational Qualifications
- PhD in English Literature (Creative-Critical), Dublin City University, 2024
- MA in Poetry Studies, Dublin City University, 2018