Sligo-born Joan McBreen is the author of five critically-acclaimed collections of poetry, most recently Unbridled Joy (Salmon Poetry, 2025). She is also highly regarded for her work as an anthologist.
Sligo born Joan McBreen is the author of five critically-acclaimed collections of poetry, most recently Unbridled Joy (Salmon Poetry, 2025). She is also highly regarded for her work as an anthologist, producing groundbreaking work such as The White Page / An Bhileog Bhán – An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Irish Women Poets (Salmon, 1999) and The Watchful Heart – A New Generation of Irish Poets – Poems and Essays (Salmon, 2009).
