Author Archives: seaviewwarrenpoint

About seaviewwarrenpoint

I am a writer and artist from Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. My blog is https://seaviewwarrenpoint.wordpress.com/

Haiku featured on ‘Harusame’ today

Posted on February 22, 2020

Originally posted on Harusame:
you said we’d all the time in the world… dandelion seedheads Comment: as the author states in her note, in Northern Ireland they usually refer to dandelion seedheads ‘as dandelion clocks’; during her childhood, in fact,…

Posted in European haiku, haiku | 3 Comments

The Big Stone

Posted on January 20, 2020

When I was asked to paint An Cloch Mór, or ‘The Big Stone’ as it is known locally, I panicked at the thought of making a huge granite boulder on top of a mountain the subject of a painting. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland, Mountains of Mourne, Original Irish Art, Rostrevor | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

The Label, the Map and the Jukebox

Posted on June 13, 2019

The Label I must admit, I’m a sucker for quirky ways of distributing poetry. There’s something very enjoyable about watching the reaction of the public when they have been unexpectedly exposed to a poem. Belfast-based, Fermanagh poet Maria McManus is … Continue reading →

Posted in Donegal, Ireland, haibun, haiku, haiku, short form poetry, Warrenpoint, Writing Events | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Latest haiga…

Posted on March 22, 2019

  I have added this haiku to my latest painting ‘Dreaming of Donegal’  … in memory of an old friend.    

Posted in Art, artwork and poetry, Donegal, Ireland, haiga, haiku, Ireland, Oil Painting, Original Irish Art, photo haiku, Places | 4 Comments

Three Drops from a Cauldron – Samhain Issue

Posted on October 29, 2018

Thanks to writer and editor Kate Garrett,  my poetry and artwork feature in this spooky issue of Three Drops from a Cauldron. It’s good to be in the company of such fine writers and artists at Halloween. Thanks also to editors Chase Gagnon and … Continue reading →

Posted in ghost story, haibun, haiku, My Poetry, Original Irish Art, short form poetry | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Familiar face

Posted on July 31, 2018

Below is a haiga, in this case a combination of a senryu and photograph, in response to a writing prompt on Creative Writing Ink

Posted in Creative Ink Prompt Competition, Creative Writing Ink, haiga, photo haiku, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 6 Comments

More than just music at the Fiddler’s Green festival

Posted on July 18, 2018

UPDATE!

Posted in artwork and poetry, Fiddler's Green Festival, haibun, haiku, Mountains of Mourne, My Poetry, Oil Painting, Original Irish Art, Rostrevor | Tagged | 2 Comments

Daily Haiku: June 7, 2018

Posted on June 7, 2018

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog:
on the mend . . . this long afternoon stitched by swallows by Marion Clarke  (Northern Ireland) tinywords, Issue 17.1, May 31, 2017 ?

Posted in Daily Haiku, haiku | Tagged | 6 Comments

Published this week on the Africa Haiku Network …

Posted on June 4, 2018

 

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EarthRise Rolling

Posted on April 26, 2018

The Haiku Foundation’s EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration with the theme ‘Year of the Bird’  received a record 779 responses this year – that’s 779 breathtaking, poignant, humorous and beautiful haiku. I have a few in there. Once I started, it was … Continue reading →

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