Marty McKenna

Marty is an independent Irish poet, born in Tyrone, now living and writing in Belfast. Marty works for the Belfast Trust and has poems published widely in both online and print journals. He won the Matrix Poetry prize in 2017. He has published three chapbooks 'silent stigma, loud leaf' October 2021 (Button Press), 'gently, but a dream' October 2022 (Button Press) and 'sleeve notes' February 2024 (Button Press). 

 

He is currently submitting work for publication which will inform his first full collection. Awarded grants from DfC, UoA and Arts Council in December 2021 and December 2022, he has appeared three times as a guest on Eat the Storms podcast. Marty is a neurodivergent poet.