Solas Glas
#Brexit consequences still hover in the sky above my #UlsterBorder. But no political line can cut through wildlife habitat and this is where my hope takes root in the trees soon to be planted in Doirinis. My roots in a…
Margo Gorman
Writing ~ Re-connecting
Margo Gorman
Writing ~ Re-connecting
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European
In the difficult times of #Brexit, writers from other European cultures bring perspective to borders and minorities. In her novel, The Angel of Oblivion Maja Haderlap explores some of the history of the Slovenian minority in Carinthia. Tensions around minority…
discover
peoplesbookprize.com/winter-2020/Michel Michelle There’s still time to read and vote for Michel-Michelle (published by victorinapress.com). ThePeoplesBookPrize was set up by Beryl Bainbridge to encourage people to read undiscovered literature and to promote literacy. Please also vote for Danielle Maisano’s The Ardent…
Giant Steps
Footprints on #Ulster EU border observed in Donegal bogland can be traced to several giants including Amazon. Giant carbon footprint ignores fragility of bog and causes tons of peat to slide accross the #EUborder between Donegal and Tyrone. #DAERA #Agenda21/30…
Under Divis Mountain
The poetry of Nora Hughes takes us through decades of Belfast: love in London; Moria refugee camp on Lesbos with guts and grace. I wobble off the rollercoaster of emotion in the shadow of Divis Mountain. Thank you to @TemplarPoetry…
PEN
Re-launch of Irish PEN Music, readings and teamwork across the planet marked the re-launch of Irish PEN/PEN na hEireann on 15th November. Irish PEN defends „responsible freedom of expression“ worldwide and „fosters international understanding through the appreciation of literature“ under…
Wild Diversity
Wild Geese, an amazing comedy duo, inspire me to pursue a native woodland project in #donegal. Watch out for the pickaxes in the Any Oaks rap – in a preview for their album due March 2021 and don’t miss…
Golden Mean
Does the Golden Mean have significance for you? Why do I use it in my novel, Michel-Michelle? The image appears in the dream sequence which runs throughout the novel and comments on gender difference. In the cover illustration, Fiona Zechmeister …
Balm
Does nature feed hope in you? Plants, trees and wildlife keep me upbeat and Dara McAnulty says it all so much better than I could. Do read or listen to Diary of a Young Naturalist and share it too. It’s…
John Hume – a memory.
John Hume was one of the leaders of my first experience of a demonstration. Was it 1964 or 1965 when my brother Seamus piled us into his yellow Zephyr in Strabane to join the cavalcade from Derry to Stormont to…