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Category Archives: Places
A video ku from the Mournes
The last time I was out for a drive with my family before lockdown was on Mothers Day, March 22nd. My husband drove my daughter and me from Warrenpoint through the village of Rostrevor and when he took this road … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, Ireland, mourne mountains, photo haiku, Places, Rostrevor, short form poetry, Video Ku, Warrenpoint
Tagged childhood landscapes, haiku, Mountains of Mourne, mournes, Northern Ireland, Video Ku
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Latest haiga…
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
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Of giants and dwarves…
UPDATE! My haibun, ‘Finding Narnia’ inspired by this grove of twelve redwoods in Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor, is featured in the January edition of Contemporary Haibun Online. Original Post… HAIKU MASTERS in Kyoto Broadcast live on NHK World, Japan, December … Continue reading
Posted in haiga, haiku, Haiku Masters, Ireland, Mountains of Mourne, photo haiku, Photos, Places, Rostrevor
Tagged Haiku Masters in Kyoto
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Charmed by the sister cities of Porto and Lisbon
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
The role of ‘fusoku-furi’ in the art of photo haiku
I learned over the Christmas holidays, 2016 that the photo haiku (shahai) below would be featured on Japan’s NHK World’s award-winning programme Haiku Masters. Haiku master and judge Michio Nakahara said, “The three line haiku does not mention the bee or … Continue reading
Muse India – Triveni feature
“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
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Latest oil painting
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
Posted in Narrow Water Castle, Narrow Water Keep, Oil Painting, Original Irish Art, Places, Warrenpoint
Tagged art, art exhibition
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Pinspiration!
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
Posted in haibun, My Poetry, Places, Writing
Tagged Burning Bush 2, Cantrer Gwaelod, haibun, The Lowland One Hundred, writers' block, writing inspiration, writing techniques
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Inspired by blues
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
Posted in Anthology, Art, artwork and poetry, blues, haiga, haiku, Music, My Poetry, Places, Postcard Poems & Prose, Writing
Tagged A New Ulster, Bamboo Dreams, blues festival, Blues on the Bay, International Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival, Irish landscapes, landscapes, Mirenda Rosenberg, oil on canvas, oil painting, Original Irish art, pastel drawing, poetry
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