Iona Lee

Poet, artist, and performer Iona Lee was born in Edinburgh in 1996. She studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, and has a 1^st class MFA in philosophy and fine art from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Iona has performed her poetry in venues and on festival stages all over the UK and Europe, appearing on radio and television, and her poetry and essays have been published extensively, in the likes of Hachette publishing’s ‘Poems for a Green and Blue Planet’, Gutter, The Scotsman and ‘The Modern Craft: Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics’. Her critically acclaimed debut collection, Anamnesis, was published by Polygon in 2023, and was shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Award. Iona has won the John Byrne award for her film poetry, was the Scottish slam champion in 2016, and has been shortlisted for a Saltire award.