Two Sonnets by WB Yeats for Maud Gonne: New Poetry for Patrons Two Sonnets by WB Yeats for Maud Gonne: New Poetry Exclusively for Patrons
That Dream I Dream: A New Poem for Patrons Enjoy "That Dream I Dream", a new poem exclusively for patrons.
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.
Absolutely: A New Poem for Patrons Enjoy “Absolutely” a new poem exclusively for poetry and all-access patrons.
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.
Dying to Live: A New Poem for Patrons about Immortality Dying to Live. A small poem about one of the biggest questions of life: what happens after we die? Should we believe all the stories about immortality and an everlasting hereafter?
Life Lines: A New Poem for Patrons Today's poem for patrons, Life Lines, was prompted by an Instagram friend's poem on the same theme from a different perspective. She is currently going through a hard time, healthwise, and her poem was a celebration of her Christian faith. It got me thinking of the creativist faith...how it's the same, how it differs. And this poem emerged.
Time After Time: A New Poem for Patrons Today's poem for patrons, Time After Time, is an invitation to engage in a moment of contemplation and discovery. To explore the vast expanses of your inner landscape, and traverse the skies of your creative consciousness.
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.
Once Upon A Time to Come: A New Poem for Patrons This poem was inspired by a small river, The Nailbourne, that runs through a village in the south-east of England. The village's Norman church and riverside walkway is at least a thousand years old but in recent years, the river has been running dry in summer. This poem is published exclusively for my patrons.
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.
Writing Space: A New Poem for Patrons Just released: Writing Space, a new poem for patrons from Orna Ross, Irish Novelist & Poet. Patrons receive all Orna's writing first.
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”.
Carvings: A New Poem for Patrons We wandered into a big, old, baroque church in New Orleans, where we admired the shrine, and the ornate carvings of its walls and ceilings, then went to sit in the courtyard garden. From this peaceful haven amid city noise, amid the southern palms trees and magnolia, this poem about the patriarchal nature of churches sprang out, taking me by surprise.