WELCOME My name is Rosaline Callaghan, and I’m the voice behind Wild Storyteller.A name I chose because the stories I tell (and live), and the poems I write don’t wear sensible brogues. They run barefoot, they maunder, they resist.They plunge into the Mariana Trench of memory and myth, and reach for a glint of meaning. Although I didn’t grow up with the language of ‘art’, I read a lot.And, I was always, always listening. For me, poetry and storytelling isn’t about entertainment alone.It’s about remembering who we are and what we belong to.It’s about reclaiming lost voices, and foraging for hidden voices.It’s about sitting still long enough to hear the wind carry someone else’s truth to you.It’s about being willing to heft your truth to someone else’s feet. I’m a recovering bewildered wanderer, barrister, people pleaser and dipsomaniac. It only took six decades of unravelling before I finally learned the shape of my one wild and precious life. SNAPSHOTS With my father on the banks of the Clyde – early befuddlement on my wee face! Rocking the sunglasses with Holiday Projects West, Derry, 1976 Sweetest sixteen with International Voluntary Service, Derry, 1976 Guest Poet at Annual Bloody Sunday Lecture, Derry Guest Poet at Culmore Literary Festival, Derry Guest Speaker at Mayor's Reception, Guildhall, Derry Guest Speaker at the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association's Gala Dinner, Dublin, March 2024 "There is but one solution to the intricate riddle of life; to improve ourselves, and contribute to the happiness of others." Mary Shelley Founder of Amyloidosis Ireland Support Group Development Officer with NIRDP Committee Member of PSWG Society of Authors Belfast Book Festival 2024 Elizabeth Haylett Clark and Johanna Clarke from the Society of Authors at Belfast Book Festival 2024 Receive updates from Rosaline * indicates required Email Address *PermissionsPlease tick the box to confirm you'd like to hear from me... around once a month. EmailYou can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of my emails. For information about my privacy practices, please visit my website.We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices. /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */