Description
Emma Clohessy’s debut collection ‘Poems, Lost & Found’ (Revival Press 2025), has been nominated for Seamus Heaney, Pigott Prizes and The Forward Prizes. ‘Poems, Lost & Found’ is – ‘infused with a vibrancy and emphatic humanity that is truly wonderful to encounter’ Tom McCarthy, poet, novelist and critic ‘The poems of Emma…are proof of a very special talent’ John Ennis, poet and editor ‘…her ekphrastic poems allowing us to accompany her into the creative realms of several painters’ Deirdre Kessler, author, poet and teacher at the University of Prince Edward Island. Over 10% of this collection shares images of paintings and illustrations.
Published in many Irish, UK and US journals and over half a dozen anthologies, Emma’s been shortlisted on many occasions after being introduced to Creative Writing by UCC. She’s read her poetry all over Ireland, at festivals and local radio stations.
Emma, ALCM(TD) in Drama & Communication with the University of West London – facilitates workshops for authors of any genre, wishing to improve reading and performance skills in public. www.emmaclohessy.com