Donaldson, Moyra

MOYRA DONALDSON was born and brought up in Co. Down and has been described as one of the country s most distinctive and accomplished writers. She has published four previous collections, "Snakeskin Stilettos" (1998), "Beneath The Ice" (2001), "The Horse s Nest" (2006) and "Miracle Fruit" (2010). Her poetry has won a number of awards, including the Allingham Award, the National Women s Poetry Competition and the Cuirt New Writing Award. She has received four awards from the Arts Council NI, most recently, the Artist Career Enhancement Award. Her poems have been anthologized and have featured on...