Nicola Heaney’s poetry displays a marked fidelity to an Irish ‘sound’, while simultaneously striking chords of European post-modernity. This synthesis is exciting and entirely her own.”
Tim Liardet, Poet and Professor of Poetry, Bath Spa University
Heaney’s poetry is rooted in geography and explores the ‘thin’ spaces that threshold time and place. She is currently working on her first collection. Her work has appeared in a number of journals across the UK and Ireland, including The North, Crannóg and Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal. Her poetry has also been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize (2019 and 2020) and the Bangor Poetry Competition (2020).
Published work:
2019
- ‘Heaney’, Honest Ulsterman
- ‘Glenn Nemhe’, Issue 61, The North
- ‘St Michael on the Mount Without’, Issue Two, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal
- ‘Three Minute Burrito’, Atrium
- ‘Aviatrix’, Issue 25, Riggwelter
- ‘False Monument’, Issue Four, The Cormorant Broadsheet
2020
- ‘Beachcombing’, Issue 52, Crannóg
- ‘7/7’, Issue 13, Skylight47
- ‘Pingvellir’, Issue Five, Fly on the Wall Press
- ‘Little Islander’, ‘Minotaur’ & ‘Original ‘It’ Girl’, Issue One, Cape Magazine
2021
- ‘Shipping Forecast’, Issue Two, Drawn to the Light Press
- ‘Lockdown: A Portrait’, Ink Sweat and Tears
- ‘Torcello’, Issue Six, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal
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