by Orna Ross | Jan 27, 2019 | Poetry |
On my patreon page, I offer new poems exclusively to my patrons for three months. This three—month exclusivity period is now over for this poem, first published back in October 2018. It's called Oran Mór: The Great Song. The poem is a reworking of an ancient Irish...
by Orna Ross | Dec 2, 2018 | Poetry |
I run a Patreon page for my poetry, for poetry lovers and for those who want to support poetry in the world. This month's new poem on Patreon is The Long Memoried Sea. Te dah! You can read it over here. My Patreon page is also a way for those who have benefited from...
by Orna Ross | Dec 1, 2018 | Poetry |
On Saturdays, I write about my create-dates (one of the recommended Go Creative! flow practices, a date with yourself, doing something that feels totally like fun). This week I spent my create date park walking. And taking some photos of the beautiful autumn day. As a...
by Orna Ross | Nov 25, 2018 | Poetry |
I run a Patreon page for my poetry, where patrons get to be the first readers of my poetry and receive other bonus gifts and giveaways. Once a poem has been patron-only for 90 days, I can publish it here on my blog and in other places. This inspirational poem The Next...
by Orna Ross | Nov 11, 2018 | Poetry |
Every spiritual tradition has writings and teachings about what Christians call… The dark night of the soul. It's understood to be a necessary pre-cursor to receiving the light of redemption. That’s not how it feels while you’re there, though. Dark times are...
by Orna Ross | Oct 28, 2018 | Poetry |
Each Sunday I publish a poem about some aspect of creative working and living. This week’s inspirational poem: “Good Coffee” is about a woman I saw at a table outside a local cafe. First, my eye was drawn by her tremors, a feature of her age, then what I...