Biography
Ruth is a radio producer & presenter with an award winning community radio station in South Manchester UK. She primarily interviews local Indie authors, poets and spoken word artists. She often chats to international writers too. Her main aim is to encourage creativity, build confidence and inspire creatives to expand, develop and share what they are creating. She specialises in helping writers to get through their first radio interview before embarking on national stations. Her love for poetry came from her Mum who would regularly read poetry to her as a child, and her grandad who wrote plays in Ireland and featured in one of the first talking movies to ever be made. At school she wrote the longest stories in English class which other kids enjoyed, but later focused her skills to copy writing. She always regrets not sticking with creative writing so decided to share a few poems she wrote with you! You'll mainly find short poems on Ruth's page, which she hopes will serve you like taking a shot of the poetic variety, read & go without using up too much mental battery! A few years ago she completed a Diploma in Journal Therapy and believes that writing is one of the best forms of personal therapy there is when it comes to dealing with anger and organising your life. Always take time to write with good old fashioned pen and paper. Write for yourself first then others if you feel you want to. Ruth takes inspiration from many sources but the natural and unseen world is a favourite, as well as a few reworked fairy tales. She feels that reading and appreciating the work of others is as much part of the creative experience as writing it and enjoys partaking in both in equal measure! Reading a good piece can be so mood enhancing, thought provoking and inspiring.
To be a writer
I've become a fighter To be a writer Daily battles of rage To stave off A blank page Ah Yes The pen is indeed Mightier than The Sword
A New Article About My Radio Show
I love to connect with creative people and feature them on my show when possible, some of you from this site have helped me create fantastic shows over the past 12 months! Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to be considered for a future show, and in the meantime Here's a little bit about the show. Written by fellow Write out louder Amanda Nicholson https://www.mag-north.com/posts/ruth-oreilly-unleashing-manchesters-creativity
All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.
Blog entries by Ruth O'Reilly
The missing shorts (18/12/2024)
Festive FM (16/11/2024)
Lightbulb Moments (08/11/2024)
Which Tomorrow? (24/09/2024)
Meet me at sunset (21/09/2024)
Devils and Halos (20/09/2024)
Jealous Cat (31/05/2024)
Calling Christmas Poets 🎄 (06/12/2023)
Kundalini yoga (16/08/2023)
Raising Spirits (25/07/2023)
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Ten To Four
Festive food
merry wine
happy talk
crackers pulled
corny jokes
radio tuned
silence please
Christmas wish
poem read.
All the best Ruth x🎄
Thanks for getting back to me Ruth
Cheers for putting my poem on your radio show loved putting together the song titles along with the old guys going to the concert.
Island of Poets
Landscape views
poems written
fun time poets
is a must
if name down
could be you.
So glad both of us could play a part into making it the showpiece it was Ruth.😍
King for the Day
Sir best mate
Sir taxi driver
Sir funny Landlord
Knighthoods given to
all my drunken pals
waking up with
a stunning princess
Queen out of town.
Thank you so much, Ruth, for guiding this complete novice through his first radio show. You have such a lovely calm easy manner and link everything together brilliantly well. Really enjoyed it, thanks to you!
Gail sends her kindest regards, too! 😀
Doing ok Ruth
love your poetry and how it reminds me of you
Faces of You
Smiling sometimes sad
words that work
make up on
I always see
faces of you.
Hi Ruth - noting your comment on John Botterill's poem, I'm
not sure poets are always the best readers of their own work and
in the past I used a Bristol studio and its two resident recording
artists to record various poems of mine in musical settings for a self-published enterprise on CD. You can find some examples (e.g. The Menin Gate and English Hills) in the audio list on my WOL page and if you'd like a sample copy of the CD, just let me know where i can send it.
MC
Hi Ruth,
Clyde here, that wrote "the tattered old man on Christmas Eve" to see if you got my message to let you know that I would be pleased to have you use the audio for your radio show.
If you have guest on your show, I would love to be a guest.
Merry Chrismas over there in England from Portland Maine,USA
I hope you got lots of Christmas cheer
and look forward to reading lots and lots
of your poetry in the new year x
Tue 17th Nov 2020 12:05
Ruth O'Reilly
your smile is smiley
your name although
deserves that O.
?
Check out the
bold and blue
with lots of
red and raw
put one in
your Christmas stocking
- - - now!
We are going to call ourselves
The Spice Boys
first choice was
The Cheeky Boys
open to offers x
The next pod
I do with Andy
Get Spiced Up With Nigel
save you a copy.
Ruth: "Ruth, Campari is but a delight ??"
Reprise nor a reprieve ???
Thu 30th Jul 2020 00:35
a cat can stay at your house for years
and never say "thank you".
?
Sat 25th Jul 2020 21:39
Don't know much about feng shui
was that the name of
your Goldfish?
?
Philipos
Sun 17th May 2020 00:40
Hi Ruth - Cosmos - thanks for the like - have read books about trees and they are truly amazing. Cheers. P ?
Philipos
Mon 27th Apr 2020 22:35
Ruth - The Blarney Stone - now I know how Bats feel, hanging on to cave walls. How do they do it without a pilot's licence nearly bumping into everything. ? Blessings. P
Philipos
Wed 25th Mar 2020 17:49
Thank you Ruth (Cat's eyes) glad it raised a smile. P
Hi Ruth, thank you so much for commenting on 'Strangeness and Experience'. I love that you picked up on the 'walking antennas' line in particular. What were you thinking at Yoga? Just mulling the sensitivity of some people? Either way, thank you and keep writing ? P.S. I've just given you a follow on Twitter.
Thanks Ruth
I liked all the special effects on the Ghost of me - - -
it made us all look good!
Ruth, thank you for the lovely Christmas message. I'm not out much into Manchester, but I do think that I may one day really 'see' you. Assuming you're still in this area, of course.
Your natural warmth of personality is a WOL bonus to us all. Happy New Year!
As you may pass by my little ol' page
This poetical digital stage
May our New Year bring
Your best role yet
And
Leave behind
All of
Last decade's
Regrets!
Wishing Everyone on WOL a Very Happy New Year! I've really enjoyed taking part on this site that I've just discovered this year. It was a nice alternative to the usual social media platforms!?
Ah, that's lovely. Thank you Ruth, same to you too. Thanks for all your encouragement, comments and poems this year. Hope you have a great festive season ? Tom
Philipos
Tue 10th Dec 2019 19:38
Yes Ruth - Techno's - and we have the nerve to call them primitive - given their limited resources they were staggering brilliant. Thanks for chiming in - or was it the abacus you were working on! ?
Thanks for commenting "sorry for apologising", I really appreciate it.
Philipos
Wed 23rd Oct 2019 23:33
Hi Ruth and since you ask Reiki was certainly one of these and various other forms of meditation following my NDE some years ago, the latter I think might have been a spur although matters of the subconscious have often helped me formulate my poetic style both on line as well as hard copy. ?
Thanks for the comment on The Way I Write, Ruth. ? I do find it so interesting and would love others to let me in on their secret methods ? Maybe there are techniques we could all share and learn from...
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John Botterill
Sun 13th Aug 2023 22:32
Thank you, Ruth, for having me on your show yet again (Sunday, 13th August). You really are such a wonderfully supportive host and a gifted radio presenter.
I recommend any WOL poet in the Manchester area to go on the ALLFM Ruth O'Reilly Show. She will do you proud and promote your writing!😎😊