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
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That Dream I Dream: A New Poem for Patrons
Enjoy "That Dream I Dream", a new poem exclusively for patrons.
Yeats-Birthday Poetry Reading in London Tonight: Open Post
Enjoy “Long Love”, an open ‘heart poem’ free to all for WB Yeats’s birthday.
Absolutely: A New Poem for Patrons
Enjoy “Absolutely” a new poem exclusively for poetry and all-access patrons.
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?
Happy Limerick Day, Mothers: Open Poetry Post
Today is the birthday anniversary of Edward Lear, born on May 12th, 1812, the second-last of a family of 21 … Read more
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.
Circle of Life Wins Bookfest Gold Medal for “exceptional literary achievement”
“Circle of Life” is a winner again. This time it’s a BookFest Book Gold Award for “exceptional literary achievement”.
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.
April in England: A New Poem
Thinking of Easter, and of Eostre –the old goddess of spring and fertility who gave the celebration her name–along came another spring poem. I’ve called it “April in England” and to leave this one open to everyone.
(Sorry patrons, but I’ll have a new exclusive for you next week). Enjoy, all. And happy Easter. It’s my favorite time of the year, and this year it coincides with my birthday.
As they say in Ireland, Beannachtaí na Cásca ort! (May the blessings of Easter be on you).
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.
WB Yeats Poems Inspired By Maud Gonne
Maud Gonne was a formidable activist and generous philanthropist, whose feminism and nationalism altered the course of Irish history, but she is still best known as the muse of the first Irish nobel laureate for literature, the great poet WB Yeats. This post is about some of the poems she inspired.
A Poem for Mother’s Day: Trying
It’s Mother’s Day… time for a poem. I’ve actually just come back from a trip to Ireland which has prompted … Read more