Doireann Ní
Ghríofa is a poet and essayist. ‘A Ghost in the Throat’ was awarded Book of the
Year at the Irish Book Awards, and described as “glowing” (Anne Enright), “spellbinding”
(Joseph O’Connor),
“gorgeous” (Lauren Elkin), “captivatingly original” (The Guardian), “sumptuous” (The
Sunday Times), and a “masterpiece” (Sunday Business Post). Doireann is also
author of six critically-acclaimed books of poetry, each a deepening
exploration of birth, death, desire, and domesticity. Awards for her writing
include a Lannan Literary Fellowship (USA), the Ostana Prize (Italy), a Seamus
Heaney Fellowship (Queen’s University), and the Rooney Prize for Irish
Literature, among others.