Shaunna Lee Lynch

Shaunna Lee Lynch is spoken-word poet, writer, and performer from Cork, Ireland.  She has performed her poems at arts events around Ireland and abroad, including: Cork Midsummer Festival (Art Gifts), First Fortnight, Cork City Culture Night, Electric Picnic, among many others. From 2019-2022, Shaunna was the Irish Poetry Slam Champion, and went on to represent Ireland at the European Poetry Slam Championship in Rome 2022, and the World Poetry Slam Championship in Rio De Janeiro 2023. A collection of Shaunna’s poetry was published in the chapbook ‘paper incantations’ as part of Ó Bhéal’s ‘spoken worlds’ series, supported by Cork City Council. Shaunna has a degree in Drama from Ireland’s Conservatoire of Music and Drama (TU Dublin), and also writes for theatre; her play Wishful Thinking ran as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival 2019. Shaunna’s work regularly explores eco-anxiety, gender, mental health, and mysticism, through the lens of their own lived experiences.

Shaunna Lee Lynch’s attendance at West Cork Literary Festival is supported by the Irish Writers Centre