Welcome to the The Dreaming Path.
Poetry comes from a deeper connection to the feeling subconscious, not from the thinking mind
I have returned to University (2020) to study Creative Writing and English Literature and am very much enjoying the course (although it’s been interrupted by ill health in 2023). I do not publish my University work here and that includes creative writing. I need to keep it more ‘under my hat.’ My poetry (when officially published) is now written under another name and in that name, I was shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize in 2022.
I will be posting less work here than formerly but I will post all poems written during National Poetry Month each April – one poem a day. I will also change direction a little here and I will be posting interesting articles and recommendations for reading. So I am not actually leaving. If you like my writing you will find loads in my archives which go all the way back to 2014. (The archive drop-down is on the right and scroll down). I am not, by a long way, claiming they are all good and I have gone back and edited many of them since (without adding those changes here). This was formerly my poetry notebook and I didn’t just just publish what I thought were the best – I put everything on here.
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I began The Dreaming Path in 2014 as a place to share some of my poems. It has became a Writer’s Journal (where I included both the good and the bad). I now use it mainly as a place to review my past attempts and draw inspiration for further writing.
Driftwood (on menu bar) is a random collection of this and that. Book recommendations included.
Travel Tales ~ travel tales and other ramblings
Writing Prompts (on menu bar) is exactly what it says it is ! I hope you find a bit of inspiration there.
Other Places ~ I took part in National Poetry Month in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. This means committing to writing a poem a day all through April. I skipped 2022 due to a heavy workload on my poetry that month for my degree. This year (2023) I have time again and have submitted this site at https://www.napowrimo.net/participants-sites/
see https://napowrimodreamingpath.wordpress.com/ for my previous contributions and NaPoWriMo
My Amazon Author Page is listed as A.Gouedard (it’s actually my previous name). Now, when I send submissions to publishers, I use my current name and you may see that at the bottom of some of my poems. These days I mostly post my work on a different blog (but I come here for NaPoWriMo each April).
I have been published by Three Drops from a Cauldron twice – three poems.
Three Drops from a Cauldron: Issue Two
and also featured on druidcast (read by Eala Du)
http://druidcast.libsyn.com/druidcast-a-druid-podcast-episode-102 (under one of my pseudonyms – Moon Pryderi). The poem is about Rhiannon.
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hi – I just want to say thanks to all the people who are following the Dreaming Path so far :)
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I’ve enjoyed your pretty blog (it’s nice that you can change the headers) and really enjoyed your well-written posts. I look forward to my next visit!
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thank you Lauzlau
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While reading the story, the magic becomes real, like grains of silver glowing on our fingertips. Thank you elf Moon for allowing us to your world. Magic is around us.
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thank you for reading and thank you for enjoying Moons world
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Hi,
I’m Tokoni, A student and poet. Its nice to meet your I’d like to invite you to my blog, http://www.insanitybeautiful.wordpress.com if you’re interested. Thanks!
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i just want to say that there are some pretty cool people following this blog – i like visiting your sites and reading your words – it’s nice to know you all out there and I thank you for your visits
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~Hello There!
Feel free to accept or otherwise the three day quote challenge! :D
http://axewhyzet.com/2015/06/16/i-need-more-time/
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I will be back to explore your blog soon!
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Beautiful blog! Great to read from a fellow Celtic Pagan.
Check out my Pagan blog: https://corvidblog.wordpress.com/
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thanks :) and I have
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Greetings, Moon Pryderi,
My name is Avellina Balestri (alias Rosaria Marie) and I have been greatly enjoying reading your writings on your blog “Dreaming Path.”
I was wondering…might you possibly be willing to have some of your works (especially poetry and short stories) re-published on a magazine I edit called “The Fellowship of The King”?: http://www.thefellowshipoftheking.net
It is a Catholic based magazine, but we have authors from all religions and backgrounds and we specialize in fantasy/Celtic type poetry and stories. Of course, if we published anything, we’d give you full credits and link back to this blog.
So if you might be willing, please do let me know, either here or via my email: campionsbrag@aol.com
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I don’t see why not Rosaria – I will contact you to see which you are interested in :)
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I suspect you enjoy the books of Lloyd Alexander. Am I right?
I love them.
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I have not read him but I do know who you mean
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There is a character named Pryderi as well as talking crows, bards, cauldrons and magic. It takes place in a fantasy realm based on ancient Wales/Britain.
It’s for young readers but it is ageless. . .
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ah i see – Pryderi is from the Mabinogian and I am interested in old British stories – especially Wales
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Hello mates, its enormous piece of writing about cultureand completely defined, keep it up
all the time.
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Some people have been following me since 2014 and still click on ‘like’ now and then so I know you have been – that’s very nice. Thank you!
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Woah! I’m really digging the template/theme of this site. It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s very hard to get that “perfect balance” between usability and visual appearance. I must say that you’ve done a excellent job with this. In addition, the blog loads very quick for me on Firefox. Exceptional Blog!
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It’s a free template that was available in the year I started. Sadly I don’t have a record of the design name but I have never come across it since. I do think that the reason it loads quickly might be partly to do with the fact that it’s mostly text.
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actually i just found the template again – it’s called Hemingway
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