Who would have thought that I could be so indebted to a twelve year old girl from a hundred and fifty years ago! This is a photograph of a tapestry that hangs in our living room, worked by my husband's great great grandmother. For the Gloucestershire Writer's Network competition this year the theme was "Memory" and I submitted a poem entitled "Retrospect : Anne Dakins, her work, in the 13th year of her age, 1861". I could not believe it yesterday morning when I heard that it was chosen as the winning poem. I shall be reading it at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in October.
The news finished off a perfect week for me. The "Gaining Confidence" course at Ty Newydd enabled me to do just that. It was a thoroughly enjoyable, stimulating few days with tutors who took a real interest in student's work and presented lively and thought-provoking sessions. We were a very mixed group - in terms of age, background and writing styles - but, as always, I learned a lot from the other students and their approaches too. Four days is never long enough though - I'm already planning next year's trip!
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