Lesley-Anne Evans

Irish-Canadian poet Lesley-Anne Evans, writes from Feeny Wood, a contemplative Christian woodland retreat in British Columbia, Canada, and her home. Her debut poetry collection “Mute Swan, Poems for Maria Queen of the World,” was published by The St. Thomas Poetry Series (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) in 2021. Lesley-Anne has been commissioned to write libretto and lyrics for both opera and cantata. Her poetry can be found or is forthcoming in the periodicals The Antigonish Review, Barren Magazine, Contemporary Verse 2, Ekstasis Magazine, and Soul Lit. Journal, among others. When she isn’t writing, Lesley-Anne loves to wander in the woods with her lovely old dog, and to hunt for objects of beauty in thrift shops