by Orna Ross | Jun 7, 2021 | Fiction |
John MacBride was a soldier in South Africa for a few years, fighting with the Boers (Dutch settlers) against the English over who would take the land from the tribal peoples who lived there. There were Irish on both sides and it gave rise to this ditty, which was...
by Orna Ross | May 29, 2021 | Fiction |
There is a new online biography of Maud Gonne for children, created by Sophie Harkin for Lottie.com. Unfortunately, a few of the details are wrong — Maud founded “L'Irelande Libre” in the 1890s, not 1910s, and she never won a Nobel peace prize (that went...
by Orna Ross | May 14, 2021 | Fiction |
Willie Yeats was not the only poet to be attracted to Iseult Gonne. His young secretary, Ezra Pound, though married, also set about winning her favour and in the same way–through their shared love of books and writing. This is another extract from my work in...
by Orna Ross | May 7, 2021 | Fiction |
This is a snippet from my current work in progress, Dancing in the Wind. This section centers on the friendship between Iseult Gonne and the poet, editor and mentor, Ezra Pound. CLICK THE “SIGN UP” BUTTON to become a fiction patron and help shape this...
by Orna Ross | Apr 30, 2021 | Fiction |
To receive exclusive extracts from this story and give feedback on where it should go next, join my fiction reader patrons here. (from just $2 a month) Dancing in the Wind: The Story So Far The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters...