Mairéad Keenan
Fiction, Poetry, & ???
Mairéad Keenan is an Irish writer who first discovered her love for storytelling during the stillness of the 2020 lockdown. What began as a quiet personal outlet quickly grew into something more. Her debut poetry collection, Feel Everything with Love, was published in 2021, capturing a raw and tender chapter of her life. In 2025, she released her first novel, Bríd, a story rooted in Irish mythology, healing and the quiet courage of women.
Mairéad has no formal training in writing, but what she does have is a deep trust in her inner voice. Stories come to her fully formed, like dreams she has been carrying for years. She writes by listening closely, following the images, questions and characters that appear in her imagination. For her, writing is not just a craft but a form of therapy, a way to make sense of life and a bridge to connect with others on a soul level.
She has worked in science for over 20 years, and brings that same curiosity, patience and precision to her creative work. She describes her characters as lifelong companions who arrive to teach her something or show her a new way of seeing the world. Mairéad lives and writes in Ireland, drawing inspiration from the rivers, hills and quiet paths that surround her.
Books by Mairéad Keenan
Mairéad Keenan’s second poetry collection, Of Ferns and a Fearless Woman, carries the reader through four distinct seasons of the soul:
The Reckoning confronts the shadows, naming heartbreak, silence and the cost of staying small.
The Awakening stirs with light and breath, where new truths take root.
The Rising roars with courage and fire, a woman choosing herself again and again.
The Remembering returns to softness, earth and belonging. The place where wholenss is reclaimed.
With unflinching honesty, wry humour and deep tenderness, Mairéad writes of love, loss and transformation in ways that resonate far beyond her own story. Her poems invite you to feel everything — the ache, the anger, the hope, the joy — and to walk beside a woman who dares to face it all and stand fearless in her becoming.
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