Dairena Ní Chinnéide

Dairena Ní Chinnéide is a bilingual poet living and writing in the Irish-speaking area of Corca Dhuibhne in west Kerry. Among her many collections are Deleted (Salmon Press, 2019) and Tairseach (Éabhlóid, 2021). She has received numerous awards for her writing, including Irish Language Literature Bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland and a Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship; she is a former Irish-Language Writer-in-Residence at Dublin City University and is currently Writer-in-Residence with the Irish language and culture organization Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne in partnership with Ealaín na Gaeltachta. She has performed her work at festivals and literary events throughout Ireland, Europe, and the United States.