by Orna Ross | Nov 25, 2018 | Poetry |
I run a Patreon page for my poetry, where patrons get to be the first readers of my poetry and receive other bonus gifts and giveaways. Once a poem has been patron-only for 90 days, I can publish it here on my blog and in other places. This inspirational poem The Next...
by Orna Ross | Nov 11, 2018 | Poetry |
Every spiritual tradition has writings and teachings about what Christians call… The dark night of the soul. It's understood to be a necessary pre-cursor to receiving the light of redemption. That’s not how it feels while you’re there, though. Dark times are...
by Orna Ross | Oct 28, 2018 | Poetry |
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week’s inspirational poem: “Good Coffee” is about a woman I saw at a table outside a local cafe. First, my eye was drawn by her tremors, a feature of her age, then what I...
by Orna Ross | Oct 21, 2018 | Poetry |
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week's inspirational poem: Renovation is about a job we're getting done on our house at the moment. Such a mundane and practical topic but poetry finds that there's always more going...
by Orna Ross | Sep 25, 2018 | Poetry |
Do you value poetry and its power to make positive change? Poetry Patrons: People Power Poets used to rely on elites–kings and queens, lords and ladies, tribal leaders and arts councils–to support their work. Only the well-to-do could afford the luxury of...
by Orna Ross | Sep 2, 2018 | Poetry |
Writing haiku, reading haiku: both are creative practice. Thinking or talking is the opposite to what haiku’s all about but it can help the practice if you know a little about: 1. Haiku Forms 2. Haiku Features and the differences between these. Writing Haiku, Reading...