“A brave, original, memorable collection.”
Malcolm Guite, Poet, Singer-Songwriter, Priest, and Academic
“…fiercely present…committed to justice-making as well as to the mysteries of being…”
Susan McCaslin, Poet, Writer, and Educator
About Lesley-Anne
Lesley-Anne Evans is an Irish/Canadian poet. She lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, where she hosts Feeny Wood, a woodland retreat for creatives and spiritual seekers.
Lesley-Anne received an MA in Poetry from the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast in 2025, while fulfilling a dream to return to Belfast, the city of her birth.
Lesley-Anne has poems published in Poetry Ireland Review #143, Banshee Lit Mag., The Apiary, The Gorgon, The Waxed Lemon, EVENT, The Antigonish Review, Contemporary Verse 2, Lake Journal (University of British Columbia), and Letters Journal (Yale Divinity School), among other literary journals.
Lesley-Anne enjoys being by the sea, watching movies, and photography. Her photographs appear in The Apiary, Barren, Geez, and National Geographic’s Daily Dozen. She received 2nd prize in the 2025 Queen’s University International Student Photo Competition.
Mute Swan
Mute Swan, Poems for Maria Queen of the World, is Lesley-Anne’s debut poetry collection, published by The St. Thomas Poetry Series in 2021. Learn more about the book, reviews, endorsements, and how to acquire a copy here.
Mute Swan promotional video, filmed at Feeny Wood, B.C., by Olivia Seneshen.
“Thus, I am a feather on the breath of God.”
Hildegard of Bingen
Lesley-Anne Evans 