Day Out At Glendalough: Audio Poem
2022 is going to be my year of audio. I’m working with In Ear Entertainment to get all my books … Read more
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: The Ring
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more
Creativity is Everywhere but Where are You?
As yesterday’s poem suggested, creativity is everywhere, touching every human life, every minute of every day. We feel this in … Read more
Indie Poetry Please! Call for Submissions – April 2022
It’s time to submit your poems for a chance to feature in Indie Poetry Please! My Indie Poetry Please! feature … Read more
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Where Are You?
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more
“A Family, Together” Extract from the novel A Life Before This One
This is an extract from the first book in my Yeats-Gonne series, A Life Before This One, a biographical fiction … Read more
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Good Morning
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more
Poetry and Mindfulness: Allowing Now wins a Gold Literary Titan Award
I’m delighted to announce that Allowing Now has won Gold Award at the Literary Titan Book Awards and honored at the … Read more
“My Mantle”: A new version of the old poem called “St Patrick’s Breastplate”
This Sunday’s poem of the week was published on Instagram on St Patrick’s Day (which I celebrated in very non-Irish … Read more
Friday Fiction: A Traditional Irish Love Story
Below is the beginning of a short story about a famous Irish love story, the story of Líadan and Cuirithir … Read more
Taking A Blog Break
I’m taking a bit of a blog break from now until Sunday 27th March 2022–heading off to the Canary Islands … Read more
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: The Way of the Womb
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more
Inspirational Poetry Reading: “One of Mine and One of Yours” with Susan Cathro
This week, in “One of Mine and One of Yours”, my inspirational poetry reading on Instagram Live, we featured “I … Read more
This Sunday’s poem of the week is: Seeing Eye
I write and publish my poetry first on Instagram. Then on Sundays, I post the poem that received the most … Read more
Friday Fiction: Using Haiku Poetry to Plan a Novel
A while ago, I came across an idea that has made an enormous difference to how I plan my novels: … Read more