Geraldine Clarkson is from the UK Midlands, with roots in the West of Ireland. She has three poetry chapbooks, including a Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice and a Laureate’s Choice. Her work has featured in many anthologies including This Line is Not For Turning: An Anthology of British Prose Poetry (Cinnamon Press, 2011), Furies: A Poetry Anthology of Women Warriors (For Books’ Sake, 2014), Best British Poetry (Salt, 2014), The Best New British and Irish Poets (Eyewear Publishing, 2018), The Valley Press Anthology of British Prose Poetry (Valley Press, 2019), and Witches, Warriors, Workers: An anthology of contemporary working women’s poetry (Culture Matters, 2020). Her first full collection was with Monica's Overcoat of Flesh, Nine Arches Press 2020.