Category Archives: Places

Charmed by the sister cities of Porto and Lisbon

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

I have just returned from a fifteen-day trip to the Portuguese cities of Lisbon and Porto. If you haven’t already been, it’s useful to know that you can be at the heart of each in around three hours from the … Continue reading →

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The role of ‘fusoku-furi’ in the art of photo haiku

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

FURTHER UPDATE: I was excited to learn over the Christmas holidays that my entry in the January episode of the award-winning Japanese TV programme HAIKU MASTERS won Haiku Master of the Month. Haiku master and judge Michio Nakahara said, “The … Continue reading →

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Muse India – Triveni feature

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

“In Hindu tradition, Triveni refers to the confluence of three major rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, at a place called Prayag. But here at Muse India, it signifies the coming together of Japan, India, and the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in haiga, haiku, Indian haiku/haiku about India, Muse India, My Poetry, Photos, Places, senryu | 9 Comments

Latest oil painting

Posted on August 24, 2014 by

I will be showing my latest oil painting of the keep at Narrow Water Castle during the Newcastle Arts Festival this week. It will be on display in a new exhibition space next to the Avoca Hotel. I will be around on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Pinspiration!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

Burning Bush 2 online literary magazine Inspiration comes in many forms and I have just had a piece of work published that started life when I stuck a pin in a map of the world. 🙂 Earlier in the year, … Continue reading →

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Inspired by blues

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

I have had some artwork and poetry published today over at Postcard Poems & Prose. This is a great ezine that combines writing, art and photography, so if you are in interested in viewing or submitting some of your work, … Continue reading →

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A New Ulster gets the blues

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

A New Ulster is Northern Ireland’s newest literary and arts journal available as an e-zine and in print. Edited by Amos Greig and Arizahn, the magazine showcases the works of established and up-and-coming poets, short fiction writers, photographers and artists … Continue reading →

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Percussion

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Percussion platinum pond surface drum-skin taut a water boatman beats his silent tatoo   This poem was inspired by childhood Saturdays when we used to collect frogspawn at Campbell’s Pond in Warrenpoint. I used to love watching the different bugs … Continue reading →

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Haiga

Posted on August 30, 2012 by
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Best of Bulgaria

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

Eastern Europe is not the first destination I would have thought of when planning a summer holiday, but I’m really pleased we took up the offer of an apartment by the Black Sea for fifteen days in July. My husband and our two children … Continue reading →

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