Poolbeg Lighthouse
Took a stroll out to the Poolbeg Lighthouse on the South Wall of Dublin Bay. It felt great to stretch the legs, clear the head and see that pop of colour against the rich blue autumn sky.
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The Brownbread Mixtape: Vol 2 – Spoken Word Poetry
For over a decade I hosted and curated a live monthly variety show called The Brown Bread Mixtape, and it took place upstairs in the legendary Stag’s Head pub here in Dublin. Those eclectic, electric nights in that old Victorian room were some of the most fun and creatively exciting times I’ve had. As I mentioned […]
The Brownbread Mixtape – Vol. 1 – Music
For over a decade I hosted and curated a live monthly variety show called The Brown Bread Mixtape, and it took place upstairs in the legendary Stag’s Head pub here in Dublin. Those eclectic, electric nights in that old Victorian room were some of the most fun and creatively exciting times I’ve had. The night […]
Pickling Creativity
Food is a place where I love to play creatively. I have no demands upon myself and adore the freedom of creatively piecing together ideas. Today I returned to the pleasant pastime of pickling things and inventing new concoctions & creations. And I love the thought that the true final output won’t really be known […]
Swimming at the Forty Foot
The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea. – James Joyce, Ulysses It was a gorgeous autumn evening, so I met some fellow poets and we went in for a dip at the Forty Foot. The very place where James Joyce’s Ulysses begins. Literally drenched in history.
Sept 11th – a recollection
20 years ago today, around this time I was emerging from the subway at Bowling Green in Manhattan right by the iconic iron bull sculpture. My subway journey had been marred by delays and the commuting New Yorkers were getting irritable, myself included. Little did we know that above ground the first plane had struck […]
Red Pill, Blue Pill
I adored The Matrix when it came out. One of the only movies I have ever gone to see two nights in a row in a cinema (I’m from an era before online streaming) and it was so enjoyable. The sequels were hugely disappointing and really didn’t add much for me. The less said about […]
Another Love Story
Attended my first festival in over 2 years. The beautiful and thoughtfully organised gem known as Another Love Story (with COVID protocols firmly in place). This photo is of the zen-like stroll through the swaying field to the festival grounds at Killyon Manor.
