Jean Bleakney

Jean Bleakney (born 1956) is a Northern Irish poet.

Life
Bleakney was born in Newry, County Down. She studied biochemistry at Queen's University, Belfast. She lives in Belfast, where she works in a garden center. She was commissioned to design the garden of the Seamus Heaney Poetry Centre at Queen's University.

Publications

 * Ripple Tank Experiment. Belfast: Lagan Press, 1999.
 * The Poet's Ivy. Belfast: Lagan Press, 2003.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Poetry International.