RÓISÍN | Peace Love Poetry

My journey into poetry began not through books, but through the air: the sound of radio voices, the rhythm Irish music and dance, of theatre, and the oral magic of lectures, myths, and history. As a child, I had an extraordinary command of language and imagination — I could storytell and speak with depth and originality well beyond my years. Yet I also lived with dyslexia, which quietly ruled out the path of becoming a writer in the traditional sense. Still, poetry found its way to me. I absorbed stories wherever I could, steeped in the rich oral traditions that spoke more fluently to my soul than the printed word ever could.

I was raised in a house that sat atop a megalithic tomb, nestled in the Irish countryside, gazing out at the mountains. That ancient land shaped me. From an early age, I was involved in recording lectures for the Yeats Society, I would listen intently as scholars and poets laureates from around the world analysed poetry and brought the world of Yeats and his contemporaries alive. Surrounded by a living dialogue of myth, philosophy, and poetic tradition. The spirits of Irish and Greek mythology whispered through the stones and stories of my youth — and they’ve never left me. This early formation — both mystical and intellectual — became the quiet architecture of my adult life.

In 2024, I founded Words With Ro (Ro is short for Róisín), a platform that now reaches over 10,000 viewers worldwide. What began as a creative outlet has blossomed into a global community, and a living testimony to the transformative power of poetry. Since then, I’ve immersed myself in the study of poetry’s intersection with healing, spirituality, and science — exploring both ancient wisdom and contemporary research. I believe, unequivocally, that words can heal. Words are spells. They carry frequency. They can shift emotions, call back memory, and even change the structure of our inner world.

My teaching integrates a deep knowledge of global mythologies — particularly Irish and Greek — and honors poetry as the oldest form of encoded human consciousness. In its original form, poetry was not decorative. It was ceremonial, scientific, cosmic. It was recited by priests and shamans, passed from voice to voice, generation to generation, containing the memory of cultures in rhythm and repetition. I see poetry as the world’s original computer — an ancient artform with the power to heal, teach, and awaken.

In my work, I support individuals in articulating their own stories — especially those shaped by trauma, silence, or inherited pain. I create spaces where people can re-enter language from the inside out, reconnecting with their past, their voice, and their capacity for beauty. My mission is to bring this work to a wider global audience, through workshops, retreats, and offerings that bridge the poetic with the scientific, the mythic with the personal.

Sometimes I explain the methodologies behind what I do. Other times, I simply let the listener absorb the deeper transmissions organically. All of my work is steeped in the belief that poetry is not only an artform — it is a medicine, a bridge between worlds, and a technology of soul.