Meet the Poet Interview 2024

I loved being interviewed for the 'Meet the Poet' feature this month and it was a lovely way to start the new year. I always enjoy reading interviews and to be featured made me smile.

Thank you Miss Yerem for including me on Meet the Poet: Sue Finch .

This kind of joyful feeling...

Ronnie jumping for joy above a shingle beach. The sky is blue and there is a sign in the background. I don't think the sign said 'No Jumping for Joy'.

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SOMEBODY’S MISSING (#SingingAsTheDarknessLifts 82)

SOMEBODY’S MISSING PodBean Link for those who like to listen This morning the air has been sung in fresh by the dawn chorus. It carries hints of green and fuchsia. Alt text suggests that this week’s photo is a person sitting on a lawn with flowers. I say it is a photo of my lovely dad and the flowers we chose to celebrate his life at his funeral. This is the first new month that has started without my dad being here. I’ve learnt that I want to tell everyone what I learned from him. I’ve learned that one of the best things I can think of to do right now is carry forward the very special parts of him to the best of my ability. I’ve also learned that writing some of this down in a poem felt right, but that reading said poem when we gathered together to say goodbye to him required a large hanky and plenty of time for deep breaths. I am so glad he came into my life when I was young and built us a family to be proud of. There’s so muc...

HOW IT STARTED, HOW IT’S GOING (#SingingAsTheDarknessLifts 92)

HOW IT STARTED, HOW IT’S GOING Listening Link This morning the cool air is very welcome. It carries the vague scent of cut flower stems. Alt text suggested this week’s photos could be a collage of a person lying on the grass or a collage of a person smiling. I say it is my author photo from 2020 alongside one of my author photos from 2025. I still like the photo of me lying in the rosemary from five years ago, but can never unsee the single hair under the word poet which escaped my notice at the time. And I really like the recent photo. It’s actually me! Not only can I face the camera and smile now, I am also willing to pose for more than one photo at a time. That’s a lot of progress. And I am proud and intrigued to look back and see where I have come from. Of course if you ask Kath how difficult I find it to stand still and gaze into the middle distance or how many photos we rejected along the way there is a story...

TWO SISTERS AND A COW (#SingingAsTheDarknessLifts 80)

TWO SISTERS AND A COW PodBean Link for those who like to listen This morning the air brings the distinct smell of cut grass. The birds have turned up their dawn chorus songs these last few days and are welcoming the mornings with a vigour that is admirable. Alt text tells me this week’s photo is ‘two women taking a selfie in front of a cow’. I say it is my sister and I on a country walk encouraging a cow to be in our photo after we have told it how beautiful we think it is. I have been reminded about a couple of things on recent walks: Number one: Being dehydrated is not good for me. I often talk to the creatures I see on my walks, but when I was dehydrated recently I became judgemental and called a squirrel naughty and told a sheep it looked like a badger. My sister recounts school days where one orange squash drink and maybe a metallic sip from the water fountain were her drinks for the day. How much better we are at hydrating now. I kno...

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