Therapeutic Poetry Session

Wicklow Writers recently attended a therapeutic poetry session with Carol Boland - poetry therapist trainee with IaPoetry (USA).
The subject was Problem Solving.

Space Inside Summer Special Ezine

Space Inside Summer Special Ezine

Magpie

Everseeking

Searching out shiny thoughts

A rhyme here or there

A phrase in long grass

A word in a bush

A sound idea

A wormword deep in a

Casual conversation

Baubles, things that hang

Poet, write me a nestfull

Of interesting things

Martin Swords

July 2012

WAF Cosmic Gardens 2012

Beautiful day, beautiful poems at Cosmic Gardens, Wicklow Town. Organised by Wicklow Writers in assoc with Wicklow Arts Festival 2012, the day was a great success with poets from Gorey Writers, Shed Poets, Wicklow Writers, Greystones, Arklow, Wicklow and Dublin.

See our Facebook for more photos

First collection of poems by Carol Boland

'The Overture' a collection of poems by Wicklow Writer, Carol Boland, will be launched on Sunday, 27th May. In association with Wicklow Arts Festival, the launch party will be held in Ernies Pub, in Wicklow Town, at 3pm. All invited.

Here is the title poem :

The Overture

Play me something

says the fisherman

as he lays her hands on the keys

takes his seat in the front row.

She takes her time

removes a layer of dust

from the piano’s skin

for this is her baby

her grand Russian spruce

grain long and close

crafted to stroke a clear tone.

She feels his eyes in the high

gloss of ebony sail,

offers him her time
arranging his fingers -
schooled for tying knots

not netting melodies,

and hand over hand
they practice the bowline
reef knot

the tying

untying.

Carol Boland

Help Wicklow Hospice - Over 100 books sold

On Saturday 28th April 2012, Wicklow Writers sold over 100 of their books, 'Anniversary' in aid of the Wicklow Hospice. We would like to thank Supervalu, Wicklow Town, for giving us the day and a big thank-you also to those who bought our books, gave generous donations, and stopped and chatted with us to keep up our morale.

Martin Swords - Kathleen's Child

Here is the link for my short video piece called "Kathleen's Child -

A Collection of Poems, and Things That Should Have Been Said."

By Martin Swords


Click here for Kathleen's Child dvd