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Lines
“I wrote this poem over several months, beginning by recording my thoughts on how often ‘lines’ appear as part of our everyday lives, whilst on a walk. When writing ‘No Way Home’, the theme of ‘lines’ occurred again; this time in conflict and war. As you can hear, the poem ‘Lines’ moves from the innocent, everyday observation about aging to something much darker and troubling.”
Storytelling
“Story telling is so important. Towards the end of writing ‘No Way Home’, my brother sent me a voice recording of my mum talking to his son about her experiences in 1945. It was done as part of a school history project about WW2. As you can imagine, it was very emotional, hearing mum speak of the very thing I was writing about, as I translated her diaries.”
Editing
“There was a moment when I was ready to chuck my iPad in the canal, such was my frustration with all things techy and trying to use MS word on an iPad. I got over it; I still have my iPad but I just hate not understanding how the tech works or what to do to make it work in the way I need. Anyone else? This poem ‘Editing’ is me walking away and talking a breath.”