by Orna Ross | Feb 6, 2022 | POETRY |
In the 1990s I was given a poetry book Call Me By My True Names, by the zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, whom I and my family came to know as Thay (teacher). For me, it was the most transformative book I’ve ever read, leading me along the mindfulness and...
by Orna Ross | Jan 30, 2022 | POETRY |
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most likes or comments here on my blog. Below is my most popular Instagram poem this week, “Due Time”. Another adaptation of an old Irish poem. This one...
by Orna Ross | Jan 23, 2022 | POETRY |
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most likes or comments here on my blog. Below is my most popular Instagram poem this week, “Above the Water Line”. Enjoy! Lipstick perfected, in a water...
by Orna Ross | Jan 21, 2022 | FICTION |
Over on my Facebook page, we've been discussing the word “feminal”. It means: “relating to a woman” and I came across it while researching my Yeats-Gonne book… I really think we should revive it. It fills the great wide gap between...
by Orna Ross | Jan 16, 2022 | POETRY |
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most likes or comments here on my blog. Below is my most popular Instagram poem this week, “Moon Over Water”. Enjoy! The undulating waters of her heart...