Lorna Shaughnessy is a poet, translator, and editor. Born in Belfast, she now lives in Co Galway where she lectured in Hispanic Studies until 2024. She has published five poetry collections, The Song of the Forgotten Shulamite (Lapwing), Torching the Brown River, Witness Trees, Anchored, and Lark Water (Salmon Poetry) and is launching her sixth collection, Throat Full of Feathers, in 2026. She has translated four volumes of Mexican and Spanish poetry. She is a co-founding editor of Macha Press. https://www.machapress.com/

Lorna Shaughnessy's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises two contributions of poetry, over a period of seven years.