RACHEL ROONEY trained and worked as a teacher of Special Needs for many years before re-discovering her love of writing poetry. She was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award in 2015 and 2019 and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
She has also been a judge for both the CLiPPA and the Betjeman Poetry Prize.
Rachel was born in London and now lives in Brighton.
Author's Website: https://www.rachelrooneypoet.co.uk/
