Eibhlís Carcione

Eibhlís Carcione is a bilingual poet, children’s author and teacher. Her three poetry collections in Irish, Tonn Chlíodhna (2015), Eala Oíche (2019), and Bean Róin (2023), are published by Coiscéim. She has won numerous awards for her poetry including Duais Fhoras na Gaeilge (Listowel Writer’s Week), Comórtas Filíochta Fhéile Raifterí and Comórtas Filíochta, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiach, Belfast. Her poems in Irish and English have been published in Comhar, Feasta, The Waxed Lemon, Poetry Ireland Review, Cork Words 2, The Ogham Stone, The Honest Ulsterman, Southword, and Aneas. She was awarded an Arts Council of Ireland literature bursary in 2021. She lives in Cork, Ireland, with her husband, daughter, and two faithful canine companions.