Moyra Donaldson is a poet from Newtownards, Co Down. She has published eight collections of poetry, Snakeskin Stilettos, Beneath the Ice, The Horse’s Nest and Miracle Fruit, from Lagan Press, Belfast and an American edition of Snakeskin Stilettos, from Cavan Kerry Press, New Jersey which was short listed for a Foreword Book of the Year Award. Her awards include the Women’s National Poetry Competition, The Allingham Award, Cuirt New Writing Award, North West Words Poetry Award and the Belfast Year of the Writer Award.
Her Selected Poems was published in 2012 by Liberties Press, Dublin, and The Goose Tree was published in 2014, also from Liberties Press.
She is also widely published in magazines, journals and anthologies in both Europe, Australia and the USA. A previous project was a collaboration with photographic artist Victoria J Dean resulting in an exhibition and the publication Abridged 0 -36 Dis-Ease.
Her poems have featured on BBC Radio and television and on American national radio and television and she has read at festivals in Europe, Canada and America.
Her most recent project is a collaboration with artist Paddy Lennon, Blood Horses, a limited edition publication of artworks and poems published in September 2018. Blood Horses tells the stories of The Byerley Turk, Darley Arabian and Godolphin Barb, the three founding stallions of the thoroughbred horse. It also explores the profound link between humans and horses.
Carnivorous is her new collection from Doire Press 2019.
Moyra is a Creative Writing facilitator with twenty-five years’ experience and an editor and mentor, both freelance and for literary organisations. She is particularly interested in helping individuals to find their own voice and believes in encouraging both inspiration and craft in the writing process. Supportive in their design, Moyra’s classes also encourage personal and creative development. She has a wide-ranging knowledge of the literary scene, outlets for publication and other opportunities.