Maura Dooley (born 18 May 1957) is a British poet and writer.
[1][2][3] Her poetry collections Life Under Water (2008) and Kissing A Bone (1996) were shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize.
[3] Maura Dooley was born on 18 May 1957 in Truro, Cornwall, England, to Irish parents and grew up in Bristol.
From 1987 to 1993, Dooley served as programme director of literature for the Southbank Centre in London.
Dooley is currently Professor of Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London.