Maud Gonne Statue Kickstarter Campaign now live
Our “More than a Muse” campaign, a Kickstarter fundraiser to create a statue of Maud Gonne for Dublin is now … Read more
Gonne-Yeats Series
about my Gonne-Yeats series: seven biographicals novels about the Irish poet WB Yeats and his mother-and-daughter muses, Maud and Iseult Gonne
WB Yeats on Maud Gonne’s Beauty: Open Fiction Post
WB Yeats on Maud Gonne’s Beauty – Enjoy a new open fiction post for all.
Maud Gonne And The Land War 1880s: Open Fiction Post
I stumbled across an interview where Maud Gonne MacBride describes witnessing evictions in her youth and her involvement in the Land War.
Statue for Maud Gonne Campaign: Update #1
UPDATED JULY 8 2024: This campaign aims to connect a body of people who intend to see Maud Gonne honoured … Read more
Patron Fiction Extract for Father’s Day: Fatherhood Follies and Figaries
For Father's Day, a patron-only extract from A Life Before, where Rosy Cross, a woman who had three fathers, discourses on what she calls "the follies and figaries" of how our society has configured male parenting.
Maud Gonne in Dublin Museums and Art Galleries: Open Post
With tributes to Maud Gonne on public view in Dublin already, do we really need a street statue too? Yes, we do.
Eviction Arguments: A New Extract for Fiction Patrons
In this exclusive extract for fiction patrons, join Maud Gonne on her return to Paris from the rugged wilds of Donegal, where she's been battling landlords and kindling the spirit of resistance.
More Than A Muse Campaign: First Meetup plus Literary Loveliness
You are invited to what we hope will be an enchanting evening of literary exploration and creative collaboration: The Gonne-Yeats Series: Virtual Literary Salon (& “Statue for Maud” Uncommittee Meeting) on Wednesday, 12th June, at 7 PM UK time.
What is an Uncommittee? Open Post
An uncommittee is a loose collective of people with a shared goal, interest or cause, who meet up to collaborate, as needed. This more creative approach avoids the hierarchical and bureaucratic aspects of traditional committees, such as rigid roles, red tape, and top-down decision-making. Coined by Orna Ross, novelist poet and founder of the Alliance of Independent Authors, who based it on the idea of the “unconference” that’s widespread in the self-publishing sector, an uncommittee eschew hierarchical structures in the same way, and foster a more egalitarian experience that thrives on spontaneity and serendipity.
Maud Gonne the Heiress turns Activist: A New Extract for Patrons
In this patron-only extract from "A Life Before", Maud Gonne witnesses an Irish landlord's response to an evicted woman and the Heiress turns activist.
WB Yeats Discovers Esoteric Buddhism: A New Extract for Patrons
In this patron-only extract from "A Life Before", WB Yeats Discovers Esoteric Buddhism.
Maud Gonne Meets Her Half-Sister: A New Extract for Patrons
In this patron-only extract from "A Life Before" Maud Gonne meets her half sister.
Maud Gonne Follows Her Father: A New Extract for Patrons
In this patron-only extract from "A Life Before" the young Maud Gonne follows her father to his rendezvous with the mysterious "M" and rushes headlong into finding out more that she'd bargained for.
Thank You for Coming to My Talk at Kino-Teatr St Leonards
Thank you for attending my St Patrick’s Day talk “More Than A Muse: Maud Gonne and the Poetry of WB Yeats” at Kino-Teatr, St Leonards on Sea
Introduction to A Life Before: Extract for Patrons
My latest patron-only extract from “A Life Before” is the very first pages, which will soon be on their way to the editor to produce a sample of the first chapter. They introduce the key characters who will drive the Gonne-Yeats series, More Than A Muse: the activist Maud Gonne and her daughter, Iseult; the poet WB Yeats, and Rosy's own Irish family including her cousin Lily, who was murdered by a bullet through the heart “by one who knew what he was doing”.