Rob McKinnon
@robmckinnon.bsky.social
Poetry published in Meanjin Quarterly, ‘under the same moon: Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology’ Forty South Publishing, and other journals.
Nominated for Best of the Net and Touchstone Individual Poem Awards.
https://substack.com/@robcmckinnon
Nominated for Best of the Net and Touchstone Individual Poem Awards.
https://substack.com/@robcmckinnon
The Posy - Published in Catchment Issue 4 (June 2025)
The Posy
robcmckinnon.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
4/11/25 Paris, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore.
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
4/11/25 Paris, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore.
4/11/25 Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral.
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
4/11/25 Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral.
4/11/25 Paris, Left Bank Latin Quarter.
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
4/11/25 Paris, Left Bank Latin Quarter.
4/11/25 Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery. We visited Chopin, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf, Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt and many more.
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
4/11/25 Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery. We visited Chopin, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf, Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt and many more.
3/11/25 Paris - The Louvre.
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
3/11/25 Paris - The Louvre.
2/11/25 Paris - Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and dinner and show at the Moulin Rouge.
November 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
2/11/25 Paris - Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and dinner and show at the Moulin Rouge.
1/11/25 Long day travel to Paris.
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
1/11/25 Long day travel to Paris.
31/10/25 Isle of Skye - The Storr, Brother's Point, Kilt Rock, Quiraing, The Fairy Glen, Uig, Coral Beach, Dunvegan Castle (closed), Dunvegan, Neist Point.
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
31/10/25 Isle of Skye - The Storr, Brother's Point, Kilt Rock, Quiraing, The Fairy Glen, Uig, Coral Beach, Dunvegan Castle (closed), Dunvegan, Neist Point.
30/10/25 Portree, Isle of Skye
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
30/10/25 Portree, Isle of Skye
30/10/25 Caisteal Maol, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye.
(The castle, an ancient seat of the Mackinnon clan, was a fortress commanding the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland, through which all ships had to pass or else attempt the stormy passage of The Minch.)
(The castle, an ancient seat of the Mackinnon clan, was a fortress commanding the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland, through which all ships had to pass or else attempt the stormy passage of The Minch.)
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
30/10/25 Caisteal Maol, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye.
(The castle, an ancient seat of the Mackinnon clan, was a fortress commanding the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland, through which all ships had to pass or else attempt the stormy passage of The Minch.)
(The castle, an ancient seat of the Mackinnon clan, was a fortress commanding the strait of Kyle Akin between Skye and the mainland, through which all ships had to pass or else attempt the stormy passage of The Minch.)
29/10/25 Glasgow (and a wrong turn to Arisaig)
October 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
29/10/25 Glasgow (and a wrong turn to Arisaig)
28/10/25 Cambridge
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
28/10/25 Cambridge
26/10/25 The Kelpies, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh.
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
26/10/25 The Kelpies, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh.
25/10/25 Loch Lomond through the Scottish Highlands to Port Augustus Loch Ness. And we saw Nessie!
October 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
25/10/25 Loch Lomond through the Scottish Highlands to Port Augustus Loch Ness. And we saw Nessie!
24/10/25 Belfast, ferry to Cairnryan, Loch Lomond Balmaha.
October 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
24/10/25 Belfast, ferry to Cairnryan, Loch Lomond Balmaha.
23/10/25 Derry, Giant’s Causeway, Titanic Experience Belfast.
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
23/10/25 Derry, Giant’s Causeway, Titanic Experience Belfast.
22/10/25 Adare, Limerick (I won the limerick competition!) through County Clare to Galway.
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
22/10/25 Adare, Limerick (I won the limerick competition!) through County Clare to Galway.
21/10/25 - The Ring of Kerry, Kissane Sheep Farm, Killarney National Park, Ladies View, Torc Waterfall, Ross Castle including jaunting, Kerry Bog Village, Waterville.
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
21/10/25 - The Ring of Kerry, Kissane Sheep Farm, Killarney National Park, Ladies View, Torc Waterfall, Ross Castle including jaunting, Kerry Bog Village, Waterville.
20/10/25 Waterford and Blarney Castle.
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
20/10/25 Waterford and Blarney Castle.
19/10/25 Dublin - Dublin Castle, Trinity College, the National Leprechaun Museum, Guinness factory and a night of Irish song and dance.
October 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
19/10/25 Dublin - Dublin Castle, Trinity College, the National Leprechaun Museum, Guinness factory and a night of Irish song and dance.
18/10/25 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
18/10/25 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
18/10/25 Conwy and Conwy Castle
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
18/10/25 Conwy and Conwy Castle
18/10/25 More Beatles!
October 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
18/10/25 More Beatles!