is a poet from Dublin, with work published in The Moth, Banshee, The Stinging Fly (Featured Poet 2021-22), Acumen and Anthropocene among other journals. Alicia’s poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Best New Poets Anthology and the Best of the Net Anthology; past projects have been supported by the Irish Arts Council, Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and the National Mentoring Scheme. Alicia is the recipient of an Irish Arts Council Literature Bursary 2024 and is currently carrying out a teaching residency at the University of Galway, having been selected for the Irish Writers' Centre Evolution Programme 2024-5. Alicia's debut full collection, Pretend Cartoon Strength, was published by Broken Sleep Books in December 2023.