Her first collection was Kairos (Doghouse Books, 2007). She works in adult education and teaches creative writing. Her reviews have appeared online at Eyewear, The Chimaera and Horizon Review, and in print with Iota and The Stinging Fly. Her poetry has won awards, such as at Scotland’s Wigtown Poetry Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Smith/Doorstop poetry pamphlet prize and the Basil Bunting Award.