I’m writing this blog on Oíche Shamhna from an old château in the South of France. Sometimes it really is a case of being in the right place at the right time. I’m well into the second week of my residency at La Napoule Art Foundation, on the coast in the Bay of Cannes, and I’m having a ball. It’s…
I’m happy to report that January has turned out to be a hugely productive for me, writing wise at least. I was too busy to have the January Blues and if anything, the long month meant that I actually got more work done! That’s not to say that what I’ve done will be winning a Pulitzer anytime soon but I’ve…
Well, it’s truly been a marathon of a month and I’m glad I did my training in the run up to it. I, somehow, passed the 50k word mark for NaNoWriMo today with a full day to spare. As of Sunday I was nigh on ready to throw in the towel as I wasn’t sure I’m make it but I…
The collective anticipation of NaNoWriMo is almost palpable. Only one more day and then the manic month of writing begins. I have no reservations about participating in NaNo this year. Yes, it’s a tough slog and certainly not without its stresses but it’s also an opportunity to get a good chuck of a first draft done. Of course, writers don’t…
Originally published in Éisteach: The Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy 15 (4) Winter 2015. Title: The Backwards Book. Poetry Therapy from Practice to Theory. Author: Niall Hickey Published: 2014 ISBN: 978-1-907855-07-8 A “backwards book”, as the name implies, means what is usually at the end of a book comes first and vice-versa. In this instance, the reader is immersed in Poetry Therapy…
David Keane 