Very pleased to have been interviewed for The Jamaica Observer by Jacqueline Bishop.

Poems & Stories to celebrate women’s lives

I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I updated this site! But what a devastating year it’s been for so many of us! We’ve had to transform our lives and I can’t see us getting back to any kind of ‘normal’ soon. Like many writers and performers our whole world has changed and…

For those of us who are poets there’s nothing to beat the January blues than more poetry. It might be hard to drag ourselves away from our cosy sofas and face the biting winds and dull drab days. And it’s true, it is the longest month! But I’m determined to look ahead to the first…

September is Harvest month, and there are some fantastic events coming up! From Wales to Kent, Petersfield to Bradford-on-Avon, here is a list of events I’ll be reading at, many including other fantastic writers. Weds 28th August: Seren Books offers readings from their specially produced pamphlets celebrating the Welsh landscape, in the Bookshop, Hay on…

HOW a LEMON on a WELSH BEACH inspired a POETRY COLLECTION Some two years ago we were walking the dog at Aberporth, a stunning beach in West Wales surrounded by cliffs, a favourite for families with all sorts of activities. In the winter it’s quiet, there was just the three of us, and apart from…

The Rockhoppers – myself, Mel Perry, and Jackie Biggs, all met in Wales through poetry. I lived in beautiful West Wales for 11 years, and during that time took part in several poetry events and made contact with very inspiring and talented creative people. My third collection of poetry, ‘After a Visit to a Botanical…

Poetry and Birthdays