Mary Dorcey

Mary Dorcey (born October 1950) is an Irish author and poet, feminist, and LGBT+ activist. Her work is known for centring feminist and queer themes, specifically lesbian love and lesbian eroticism.

She has published ten books, including seven poetry collections, a collection of short stories, a novel, and one novella. Her latest book, a poetry collection entitled ''Life Holds Its Breath'', was published in 2022 by Salmon Poetry.

She has won five major awards for literature from the Arts Council of Ireland in 1990, 1995, 1999, 2005, and 2008. In 2010, following nominations by the poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and novelist Eugene McCabe, Dorcey was elected to the Irish Academy of Writers and Artists, Aosdána.

Her poems are taught on both the Irish Junior Certificate English curriculum and on the British O Level English curriculum. Provided by Wikipedia