The walls that fell
On 14th February I was invited to read at the Harbour Bar in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. It was great to be "down south" again and...
The Rhythm of White
Sixteen Magazine is an Irish online literary magazine that is published over sixteen months on the 16th, with a new theme each time. The...
Rostrevor Literature Festival
After a year of dreaming about it and months of planning and nerve-wrecking wait for funding, the international village of Rostrevor in...
Mothers and Sons published by Demeter Press, Canada
Earlier in the year, Demeter Press published Mothers and Sons - an anthology edited by Besi Brillian Muhonja and Wanda Thomas Bernard....
The ambassador of freedom
Leonard Cohen died today. Cohen’s words to Marianne from earlier in the year: “I think I’ll follow you very soon” echo in my mind,...
Happy National Poetry Day!
The world is steaming with poetry today. Last night I went to The Parliament Building in Stormont, Belfast to celebrate the winners of...