Poem of the Week: Loch Gorman
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 39: Maud Gonne’s Links with Free India Activists
Maud Gonne’s father, Tommy, was a Cavalry Major, which was how the English born Maud ended up living in Ireland, … Read more
Poem of the Week: On Sundays
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 37: Maud Gonne Biography for Children
There is a new online biography of Maud Gonne for children, created by Sophie Harkin for Lottie.com. Unfortunately, a few … Read more
Poem of the month: Low Lands, High Skies, Salt Water
Each month, I post one of my best poems exclusively to my poetry patrons in Patreon. Among other benefits (more … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 35: Rules for writing poetry by Ezra Pound
Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work. Consider the discrepancies between … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 33: Ezra Pound’s Fascism
Ezra Pound had many famous sayings. The one that has always been most useful to me is “literature is news … Read more
Poem of the Week: Font of Silence
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, … Read more
Dancing in the Wind Snippet: “You Are a Married Man, Sir!”
Willie Yeats was not the only poet to be attracted to Iseult Gonne. His young secretary, Ezra Pound, though married, … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 30: Unpublished Photographs of Maud Gonne
Some fabulous unpublished photographs of Maud Gonne have appeared in a new Irish documentary on TG4, Scéalta Grá na hÉireann, … Read more
DANCING IN THE WIND NOTEBOOK DAY 29: Yeats Interpretive Centre
I’m interested in these thoughts of Declan Foley, Secretary of The Yeats Society of Victoria, Australia, and a native of … Read more
Poem of the Week: Breakthrough
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, … Read more
Dancing in the Wind Snippet: Ezra!
Willie Yeats was not the only poet to be attracted to Iseult Gonne. His young secretary, Ezra Pound, though married, … Read more
Dancing in the Wind Notebook Day 27: Yeats Sculpture
A community group led by Irish poet Cahal Dallat, The WB Yeats Bedford Park Project, has commissioned a sculpture inspired by … Read more
Poem of the Week: Body Knows
I mostly post my poetry first on Instagram, (unless it is a patron-exclusive poem). Then, each Sunday here on the blog, … Read more