Description
Dublin-born Helen Dempsey lives in Rush, Co. Dublin and has had poems published in anthologies, magazines, online, local radio, readings and open mic sessions. She won Fingal Libraries’ Poetry Day competition 2018, 2021; a commended and highly commended award in the Jonathan Swift Poetry Competition 2017 and winner in 2023. She was shortlisted for the Bridport prize, 2018 and 2023. Most recently her poems have appeared in Live Encounters, A New Ulster and The Ireland Chair of Poetry Commemorative Anthology, Hold Open the Door. A member of the Ardgillan Creative Writers’ Group, she holds a Masters Degree in Poetry Studies from D.C.U. Planting a Pear Tree is her debut collection.