by Orna Ross | Sep 20, 2024 | - PATRON POSTS, FICTION, Gonne-Yeats Series |
The image above is of Katherine Tynan, a prolific Irish writer and friend of WB Yeats, from the portrait painted by John Butler Yeats, his father. And here is the artist in an extract from my novel A Life Before, thinking about his sitter, mediated by the narrator,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 18, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS, GO CREATIVE! |
Unfortunately, I have a family situation which sees me away from base at the moment and not in a position to run the October workshop next week at the usual time. However, on October 19th I'll be running a live session at the (free) online Self-Publishing Advice...
by Orna Ross | Sep 15, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS |
We’re returning with more powerful, independent voices from the poetry world on Instagram. This space is for all of you who love words, who find solace in verse, and who believe in the beauty of independent poetry. If you're on Instagram and you’ve got poems to share,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 13, 2024 | #StatueforMaudGonne, FICTION |
Thank you again to everyone who contributed to the Kickstarter Campaign to see a street statue of Gonne in Dublin, and form a society to oversee this campaign (and hopefully many more). This is your latest update, with information about Kickstarter late pledges, a new...
by Orna Ross | Sep 8, 2024 | - PATRON POSTS, POETRY |
Here is a new poem–for patrons only, for now–called Momento Mori. It will appear in a book, and poetry kit, I'm preparing for bereavement counsellors and funeral directors, and particularly humanist celebrants. I'll be launching a new Kickstarter soon,...