Barbara's Bleeuugh!

Oh boy it's a busy season for the Divas! At 6.30pm, Wednesday 28th November, the Divas read in DkIT in Dundalk, in the Tomas Mac Anna ...

Us Poetry Divas are getting around a bit these days! On Wednesday 21st November we're reading at The Grand Social in Dublin along with m...

There's a wonderful broadcast happening on Dundalk FM at 11am , called Bookends, which is hosted by the capable Eileen Corcoran. The pro...

At our Poetry Divas gig at Electric Picnic this year, we dedicated our reading to the girls from Pussy Riot. We said, before we got started,...

A busy summer is rapidly turning into a busy autumn. I've been on the go at a few readings lately, but I'll start back with the El...

Just back from a very interesting holiday, camping with the kids in Achill, Co. Mayo. I say interesting, because there is no greater test...

I have two lovely readings coming up. The first is in Dublin, next Thursday 12th July (especially for Norn Iron fans), at 6.30pm in the Tw...

The day dawned bright and sunny, the invites were sent, the speakers booked, the wine bought... in short, it all had the makings of  a great...

Today I delivered the wine consignment to the Basement Gallery, where the book launch is due to take place tomorrow. The Angels' Share i...

I've got great news now: the book has gone to print and I'm in the process of sending invitations. The launch date is set for We...

The new book continues being worked on at a lickety split pace now. I just got to see the new cover today, complete with blurb and words fr...

Makes me think of is spring really here now? Of course it is - the cherry blossoms shedding everywhere like tired confetti. Did you spot any...

The new book continues being worked on at a lickety split pace now. I just got to see the new cover today, complete with blurb and words fr...

Just back from the lovely kingdom county, otherwise known as Kerry, where I've been working on the manuscript of the new book, with my e...

Kate Dempsey, otherwise known as Emerging Writer , has posted an interview she did with me on Writing.ie Pop along and have a read and find ...

Here we are on St. Brigid's day already, and not a peep on the blog in an age. Things are moving again on the poetry front. All being we...

I was reading an interview with Miriam Gamble , over on Emerging Writer's blog, and Miriam mentioned that a good deal of her work is av...

I picked this up from Rob McKenzie's blog, who in turn is talking about Don Share's take on a poem by Katherine Kilalea which is ca...

Apologies for disappearing again - holidays came and went, back to school came and went and so did back to work - yes the hamster mill keeps...

It's been a while since I posted here, so long in fact that the echoes are rather loud! As usual, I've been busy with things work-is...