Snow Picture – Winter Poem
I found your smile in a snow picture — you must have been twenty-six. We weren’t married but felt we’d eloped to a green land dipped in stars . . .
Christmas at the Castle – Review
There is no warmer welcome than lights at a castle; a castle that speaks of the past, whispers of fairy tales, calls you to sample a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine . . .
Sea-felled Fruits – Micropoem
Sea-felled fruits holding ever afters . . .
Black Widow – Halloween Poem
There are a number of inspirations behind this new poem, ‘Black Widow’, which I decided to share especially for Halloween. My daughters love superheroes and my eldest owns a book of Avengers stories, featuring Black Widow. I started thinking about the fact that she is the only female Avenger and remembered the questions that were…
Your Way – Motherhood Poem
The poem, ‘Your Way’ was written from observations of my children at the toddling stage. This time of new steps, new sensations and first falls can be both uplifting and overwhelming for parent and child, but that overriding sense of wonder and discovery is truly magical, if you take a moment to find the right…
The Only Truth – For National Poetry Day
Your body enfolds me piece by piece. In this womb I dream of awakened faces, loved ones I’ve lost . . .
Moon Woman – Spoken Word Poem
Reading this poem aloud to a packed Parade Tower, at Kilkenny Castle was exhilarating! ‘Moon Woman’ was chosen by Jean O’Brien, to be part of this year’s Kilkenny Broadsheet and I got to perform at the launch on August 16th. So many people came up to talk to me afterwards, with a ‘Congratulations!’ or ‘I…
Moon Woman – Poem Extract
Today, I will be reading my poem, ‘Moon Woman’ at the launch of this year’s Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet, taking place at Kilkenny Castle, as part of Kilkenny Arts Festival. Considering the poem is of great personal significance, I wanted to mark the occasion with a blog post and an explanation as to how this poem…
Running on Shadows – Spoken Word Poem
This moss is her island, its dewy green lends spring to her take off. She’s running on shadows.