Thoughts of a Soo

Green! A promising apple harvest develops in the backgarden and there was an invigorating walk in a forest. These things make me grateful.

I got a superb boost to my writing this Summer thanks to the Arvon Course with Caroline Bird and Richard Scott which means that more of my poems are like this:   I absolutely loved making first drafts that had me excited and eager to revisit them. 'Dropping Your Baby' was described by my sister as 'dark' which of course I love and 'Silence' a poem written during the Arvon course was given a home by One Hand Clapping on 11/09/2020.

My favourite part of photographing the creations of Kath Andrews is flying the shawls... 'Beth March' Shawl August 2020 'Angel of the North' June 2021   'Into the Vortex' (small) September 2021 'Into the Vortex' (large) September 2021

I have recently emerged form the newly designed Queer Poetry Arvon course and find myself amazed by the energy and adrenaline that has been through my body and the amount of words I have been able to set down. To have been able to focus so deeply on my work in the company of excellent tutors and like-minded writers has been incredible and feels like a gift. Lockdown has opened doors for me that I am so glad I walked through. I am developing my voice and learning to push harder and go further thanks to this immersion.