by Orna Ross | Feb 24, 2019 | POETRY |
Sunday is poetry day on the blog, and also on my Patreon Page. So welcome to this week's inspirational poetry: Writer At Work, one specially for the writers among you. I wrote this poem some years ago but revised it slightly for Keepers, my latest collection. I hope...
by Orna Ross | Feb 17, 2019 | POETRY |
It's Valentine's week, so how about a love poem? I wrote a version of this poem ten years ago, so it's an anniversary poem too, revived and revised as the days grow ever more golden. I run a Patreon page for my poetry. My most loyal readers–my patrons–...
by Orna Ross | Feb 15, 2019 | FICTION |
This is an extract from Dancing In The Wind, the second book in my WB Yeats trilogy. It is narrated by a working-class Irish Parisienne, Rosie. Iseult Gonne has been dispatched to London by her mother, Maud Gonne, to get her longtime friend and one-time suitor, WB...
by Orna Ross | Feb 12, 2019 | POETRY |
How does a creative entrepreneur balance passion and profit? Conventional business holds that putting emphasis on creativity and passion, mission and purpose is so many businesses fail. It suggests that those who think they can make a living doing what they love need...
by Orna Ross | Feb 10, 2019 | POETRY |
Our online Open Mic is Tuesday Next at 8pm. More details and register here. Today, I'll be Open Mic-ing too but at a live Open Mic event with Spoken Word London. This group is now very popular. It's one of the most egalitarian groups in London as all poets get five...