by Orna Ross | Sep 19, 2021 | POETRY |
My most popular poem on Instagram this week was “Milky Way” Her feet in the early morning light are whiter than milk. Bones visible. Wrinkles, veins, a light dusting of hair on shin. Fearful feet, now. Thin, papery skin. Staying in. Swift feet, feet that...
by Orna Ross | Sep 16, 2021 | GO CREATIVE! |
Do you write about environmental, eco, planetary themes… or follow a writer who does? Heads up about the Orna Ross Green Stories Novel Prize. I'm delighted to sponsor this prize, organized by Denise Baden at Southampton University, with a mission to create a...
by Orna Ross | Sep 12, 2021 | POETRY |
My most popular poem on Instagram this week was “Whatever” Whatever you do, my dear maker, don’t go looking for yourself, or seeking to improve. You are not lost to be found, and nothing whatever in you needs to be fixed. You, my beauty, are what you are...
by Orna Ross | Sep 11, 2021 | FICTION |
The After the Rising & Before the Fall blog tour is almost over Since the start of September, bloggers have been reviewing and commenting on the centenary edition of this two-books-in-one set. Such lovely reviews. You can buy the book directly from me here. Here's the...
by Orna Ross | Sep 10, 2021 | FICTION |
Each Friday, I publish an extract from my work in progress, currently Dancing in the Wind, based on a true story about the controversial love triangle between WB Yeats, his longtime muse Maud Gonne, and her daughter Iseult. In this extract, letters exchanged by Maud...