Talking Birds
‘The revenge fantasies of Shakespeare’s Hotspur involved something tiny, winged yet powerful.’ Thanks to Sunday Miscellany, RTÉ Radio 1, for rebroadcasting this audio essay on
The Bomb
The Bomb is a poem written for an anthology of anti-war poems edited by Italian poet Paolo Ruffilli. The photograph is by Ukranian photographer Алесь
How to Start Writing
THE RAW MATERIAL An excerpt from Pat Boran’s popular writers’ handbook, The Portable Creative Writing Workshop, full of games, exercises and creative approaches to kick-starting
Hedge School
HEDGE SCHOOL by Pat Boran This poem is a year old now, but of course that’s exactly what it’s about: the return of the light
Children – a poetry film
The poem ‘Children’ was first published in 1990 when it was written for a volume of poems, Thistledown, produced in aid of UNICEF by the
Jingle Bells, a version
Christmas is not an easy time for many, particularly those feeling the absence of loved ones. This version of Jingle Bells is for them.