I am a poet, and lecturer in counselling skills and creative writing, I also run creative writing workshops.

I have been published in a variety of poetry magazines and journals e.g Mslexia, The Interpreter's House, Orbis, Obsessed With Pipework, and have been included in anthologies such as Wolverhampton Write Now, Bluebeard's Wives and the forthcoming Flarestack anthology.

I am a member of ImageTextImage (www.imagetextimage.co.uk), a collective of writers and artists, and am a 'Literary Life Coach' for Apples and Snakes.

As far as teaching goes, I have been a teacher in schools and colleges for more than 30 years, I am a member of the Institute for Learning. At present, I teach counselling skills and a new, level 3 (A level equivalent) course in Creative Writing.