Novels, Poetry & Creativism
This post is about October’s exclusive Patreon poem for patrons: The Rings of Our Being
My friends Clarisse and Bobby are getting married soon and they asked me to write a poem for the wedding, a translation of one of the old Irish love poems.
Today’s poem, Pteronophobia, was inspired by a trip to Matthew’s Yard in Croydon, where my daughter lives. This creative hub is home to the first fully crowd-funded theatre in the UK, a successful art gallery, showcasing the work of emerging local artists and multifunction space which hosts a diverse range of arts and community events.
New Poem Reveal: The Rest of Our Being As well as books and other bonuses, my patrons get exclusive poetry … Read more
I recently took a create date in County Wexford, the corner of Ireland where I was born and raised, and the place that I find more creatively inspiring than anywhere else in the world. It gave me this poem about emigration.
Sunday is poetry day on the blog. Inspired by a post I saw on Facebook, here’s this week’s inspirational poetry: Showerings
New Exclusive Inspirational Poetry on Patreon: Font of Silence
My daughter and I took a trip to the Kiss My Genders Exhibition at The Hayward Gallery (more about this … Read more
Sunday is poetry day on the blog, and also on my Patreon Page. So welcome to this week’s inspirational poetry: Writer … Read more
It’s Valentine’s week, so how about a love poem? I wrote a version of this poem ten years ago, so … Read more
Our online Open Mic is Tuesday Next at 8pm. More details and register here. Today, I’ll be Open Mic-ing too … Read more
I run a Patreon page for my poetry, for poetry lovers and for those who want to support poetry in the … Read more
I run a Patreon page for my poetry, where patrons get to be the first readers of my poetry and … Read more
Every spiritual tradition has writings and teachings about what Christians call… The dark night of the soul. It’s understood to … Read more
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week’s inspirational poem: “Good Coffee” … Read more
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week’s inspirational poem: Renovation is … Read more