by Shanaya Wagh | Jan 20, 2025 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS, POETRY |
That day of the year when we celebrate love and our loved ones is almost upon us. For centuries, at least since the time of Chaucer, poetry and love have been intertwined, so I've been preparing a range of poetry gifts for Valentine’s Day that your beloved is likely...
by Orna Ross | Jan 19, 2025 | - MEMBER POSTS, POETRY |
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by Orna Ross | Oct 21, 2024 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS, FICTION, POETRY |
Hello from Ireland! I was full of vim and vigor last time I wrote, but have since been hit by a life wobble, which is why your newsletter is arriving so much later than usual. My 88-year-old mother was taken ill a couple of weeks ago. We managed to keep her out of...
by Orna Ross | Oct 13, 2024 | - MEMBER POSTS, POETRY |
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by Orna Ross | Oct 6, 2024 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS, POETRY |
After a hiatus we’re returning to the #IndiePoetryPlease competition on Instagram. And September's winner is Mary Walsh @marelwa60, for her poem “Station Lane”. Congratulations to Mary! Her poem wins her a copy of Creative Self-Publishing and of my most...
by Orna Ross | Sep 29, 2024 | - MEMBER POSTS, POETRY |
I'm working on a book of bereavement poetry and a poetry kit for humanist celebrants and grief counsellors. I'm not sure exactly which poems will go into this, but here's a new one that may fit. Let me know your thoughts. Asking Answer I've heard it said that when we...