Nicole Morris

Poet

Los Angeles, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Nicole Morris is a Black working-class poet and essayist. Her writing has appeared in North American and Irish journals, including The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Roxane Gay’s The Audacity, Poetry Ireland Review, and elsewhere. She’s a recipient of the 2025 Irish Arts Council Literary Bursary and is an alum of the Tin House Autumn 2024 Workshop. Nicole has attended residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre (Ireland), Arteles Creative Center (Finland), and, in 2027, Yaddo (USA) and Cill Rialaig (Ireland). Originally from Los Angeles, she lives in Western Ireland, where she is developing an essay collection and a memoir in verse. 

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
The Hajar Book of Rage (Hajar Press, 2025)
,
Inside Relationships: Critical Creative Case Studies in Interpersonal Communication (Routledge, 2022)
Journals:
Banshee
,
Crannóg
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Poetry Ireland Review
Prizes won: 

2026 Irish Writers Centre Annaghmakerrig Residency Award

2026 Cuirt International Literary Festival, New Writing Prize, Essay Category

2025 Irish Arts Council Literary Bursary 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Toni Cade Bambara, Jo Ann Beard, Maggie O'Farrell, Diane Seuss

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
Raised in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
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Last update: Oct 19, 2026