bˈɔːɹn ɪn pləsˈɛnʃə, njˈuːfəndlɐnd ænd lˈæbɹɐdˌoːɹ, wˈɔlʃ hɐz wˈʌn njˈuːfəndlɐnd ænd lˈæbɹɐdˌoːɹ ˈɑːɹts ænd lˈɛɾɚz ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ pˈoʊɪtɹi æz wˈɛl æz tˈɪkəl ˈeɪs pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd bˈæləd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹdz.
Born in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Walsh has won Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters awards for poetry as well as TickleAce poetry and ballad writing awards.