Vona Groarke (b. 1964) is a contemporary Irish poet. Born in Edgeworthstown in the Irish midlands, and now resident in Manchester, Groarke is the author of five collections of poetry with Gallery Press; her sixth collection, X, will be published early in 2014. Her work appears regularly in British and Irish journals, and has received numerous awards, including the Strokestown International Poetry Award and the Forward Prize. Four previously unpublished poems by Vona Groarke appear here, introduced by Lucy Collins.
