Eileen Casey
Eileen Casey was born in the Midlands.
Her debut poetry collection is Drinking the Colour Blue (Dublin, New Island Books, 2008).
Twice shortlisted for a Sunday
Tribune Hennessy Award, (Poetry 2OO4, Fiction 2OO5), she has shown three
poetry-in-public places installations: Seagulls (2OO6, Tallaght Community
Arts Centre); Reading fire, Writing flame (2OO7, Aras An Chontae,
Tullamore); and The Jane Austen Sewing Kit (2OO7, Birr Vintage Week & Arts
Festival).
She has
won many national and international awards, the most recent being The Oliver
Goldsmith International Poetry Award, 2OO8.
She lives in Tallaght, South Dublin
