Author Archives: angeletoomey

To be honest, I had always seen myself writing. One day. One day when I had more time. One day when things calmer. One day when I had something important to say. Then a day came when someone inspired to put pen to paper for them. They are very precious and special to me, andContinue reading “Book Launch Extravaganza”

It always surprises me that is is so easy to chew through time when your running around doing chores. For some reason, the usually quiet street is full of vintage cars, their drivers setting a snail’s pace in the hope their car-baby catches the eye and admiration of a total stranger. I guess they areContinue reading “Saturday morning musings”

Not much of an introduction today, just going to dive right in… Dilution I am naturopathy in action- Heavily diluted but clinging to the hope Of self-efficacy. My words vibrate, resonating. Or not. Like water falling That remembers its eternity of history.

I found this particular poem form one night after I’d given up counting sheep and went down the rabbit hole of late night googling! The villanelle is a highly structured poem of French origins. In poetry speak, it’s made up of five tercets followed by a quatrain, and for an added degree of difficulty –Continue reading “The villain that is the villanelle”

This poem was inspired on a Number 2 bus to Haitaitai. It is dedicated to all the summer-loving people who suffer greatly when the winter descends. Autumnal Delirium “People are getting sick! Are you getting sick?” I’ve met people this week who are getting sick. Getting sick because of the cold, And the rain. TheContinue reading “Autumnal Delirium”

Even though I am in full ‘prepare for the launch‘ mode, new works are managing to percolate to the surface. This is a list poem, I didn’t mean to write it. It just happened due to aggravating factors such as the patriarchy. For example, the trainer held up an A5 sized booklet and described itContinue reading “Resting Bitch Face”

That is a great question. It is on it’s way. I am waiting for the delivery any day now. In the meantime I have been writing new material, and challenging myself to be more deliberative and conscious of form and structure. This is quite different to my usual style, which would be best described asContinue reading “Where is the book?”