New Poem for Patrons: My Hand is Weary from Writing
A new poem in Irish and English for my poetry patrons. I hope you enjoy this translation into English of "My Hand is Weary from Writing".
Final Covers for my Yeats-Gonne Series Books 1-3: Open Fiction Post
I’ve updated the covers for my Yeats-Gonne Series Books 1-3, to reflect WB Yeats interest in ceremonial magic. Hope you like!
Indie Poetry Please Is Taking A Break: Open Post
I’m taking a break from the Indie Poetry Please competition, to focus on my own writing for a time. Poets, keep writing. Back soon!
New Fiction for Patrons: WB Yeats Casts A Spell
Enjoy this patron-exclusive extract from my next novel, A Life Before, publishing later this year, in which WB Yeats casts a spell to the Norse goddess, Frigga, to win back his lady love
New Poem for Patrons: The Empty Nest
A new poem in Irish and English for my poetry patrons. I hope you enjoy this translation into English of "The Deserted Home", a famous old Irish lament for the loss of loved ones.
How my Maud Gonne and WB Yeats book Became a Series. Open Fiction Post
Somehow, without my willing it, actually against my wanting it, my book about Maud Gonne and WB Yeats turned itself … Read more
New Fiction for Patrons: Maud Gonne’s Father’s Secret
Enjoy 'Maud Gonne's Father's Secret", an extract from my next novel, A Life Before, publishing July 2024, in which our heroine takes a late night stroll and makes a startling discovery.
New Poem for Patrons: Pangur Bán
A new poem in English and Irish for my poetry patrons. Enjoy "Pangur Bán", a poem inspired by the most famous animal in the annals of Early Ireland.
Sinéad O’Connor: Fight the Real Enemy. Open Post.
Tuesday saw the funeral of that brave, beautiful, belligerent soul, Sinéad O’Connor. In Ireland we have a saying when a … Read more
New Fiction for Patrons: Maud Gonne’s Dublin Castle Debut
Enjoy this extract from my next novel, A Life Before, publishing later this year, in which our heroine is faced with a dilemma at her coming out ball--shall she allow herself to be kissed by the old Viceroy, as is the custom... or cause a scandal and ruin her debut? And who is the mysterious "M" in Tommy's engagement book?
New Poem for Patrons: The Instructions of King Cormac
A new poem for my poetry patrons. Enjoy "The Instructions of King Cormac"--a poem in English and Irish for anyone who wants to reign over a fruitful inner life.
New Poem for Patrons: The Holding of the Sídhe
A new poem for my poetry patrons. Enjoy "The Holding of the Sídhe"--, a poem about the powerful Irish goddess, Áine, inspired by WB Yeats's “The Hosting of the Sídhe” (1890). Same form and rhyming structure, very different poem!
New Fiction for Patrons: Maud Gonne Witnesses Her First Eviction
Enjoy this extract from my next novel, A Life Before, publishing later this year, in which Maud Gonne has her political awakening when she witness an Irish eviction and comes to some personally uncomfortable conclusions
New Poem for Patrons: I Am Ireland: Mise Éire
A new poem for my poetry patrons. Enjoy "Mise Éire" (pronounced "misheh aireh"), a poem in English and Irish, inspired by two earlier poems by Eavan Boland and Padraig Pearse of the same title.
Maud Gonne’s Upbringing: Open Post
A fictionalised summary of Maud Gonne’s upbringing, based on extracts from, A Life Before, the first book in the Gonne-Yeats series by Orna Ross