A New Poet’s Group Galway Ireland

I would like to start a Poet’s group in Galway or near there. Maybe creative writing students from NUIG or GMIT who find the fare there a bit dull might be interested in a bi weekly or monthly meet. I have a tendency to like young poets who challenge conventions but have no age, gender…

Walt Whitman’s Birthday

My dear friend Beth Philips reminded people on Facebook to-day that it was Whitman’s birthday so I posted the following:   Here are some (other) things to do on the day:    1. If you are feeling down or depressed read Whitman’s “Song of Myself” the first poem in “Leaves of Grass”. 2. Read a poem…