by Orna Ross | Feb 17, 2019 | Poetry |
It's Valentine's week, so how about a love poem? I wrote a version of this poem ten years ago, so it's an anniversary poem too, revived and revised as the days grow ever more golden. I run a Patreon page for my poetry. My most loyal readers–my patrons–...
by Orna Ross | Feb 10, 2019 | Poetry |
Our online Open Mic is Tuesday Next at 8pm. More details and register here. Today, I'll be Open Mic-ing too but at a live Open Mic event with Spoken Word London. This group is now very popular. It's one of the most egalitarian groups in London as all poets get five...
by Orna Ross | Sep 25, 2018 | Poetry |
Do you value poetry and its power to make positive change? Poetry Patrons: People Power Poets used to rely on elites–kings and queens, lords and ladies, tribal leaders and arts councils–to support their work. Only the well-to-do could afford the luxury of...
by Orna Ross | Sep 1, 2018 | Poetry |
Like inspirational poetry? On the first day of each month, I release a new inspirational poem exclusively for my patrons on Patreon. This month's poem is called “The Next Birth”. It's a love poem that begins with couple-love and moves to universal love....
by Orna Ross | Jun 22, 2018 | Poetry |
Reading and writing haiku is a practice, it brings us into creative presence. And that's the intention of this guide about how to write haiku. “Haiku happen all the time,” says Bill Higginson, who wrote The Haiku Handbook, another book about how to write haiku, these...