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Tag Archives: poetry
On a roll
This started off as a one-item blog post but over the last few hours it has snowballedâapologies, that’s not very seasonable! đ Haiku Dialogue, a weekly feature on The Haiku Foundation, is a great source of inspiration for haiku, and … Continue reading
Matrix NI’s ‘sci-ku’ challenge
For the last couple of weeks I have been researching science topics and counting on my fingers for a science haiku competition. The brief for this event the Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, Matrix, was to Tweet science-inspired haiku in three lines … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, photo haiku
Tagged Matrix NI, NI Science Festival, Northern Ireland, poetry, sci-ku, science, Seamus Heaney haiku
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Haiku hot off the press
Two of my haiku have just been published in the June issue of A Hundred Gourds, a Japanese-style, short form journal. recurring headache remembering to side-step where I slipped last year battle preparation the combined whoosh of both grans’ umbrellas … Continue reading
Posted in A Hundred Gourds, Frogpond Journal, haiku, My Poetry, Shamrock Journal
Tagged A Hundred Gourds, Frogpond, haiku, poetry, published work, Shamrock Journal
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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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‘Carlingford Lough’ – published on Every Day Poets today
One of my favourite sights in the whole world is the dawning of a new day over Carlingford Lough. Now I may be a slightly biased here, since it was the view from my bedroom window throughout childhood; however, I defy … Continue reading