It was a real privilege to attend the funeral earlier this week of the poet Ann Drysdale. Ann, who sadly died very suddenly in August, was tremendously supportive to me when I was preparing my first collection. When I first met her, I was in complete awe of her and quite intimidated by her fierce intellect, but I grew to know her better and to appreciate her in many ways. I interviewed her for a radio programme on National Poetry Day a few years ago on which she was both entertaining and erudite. Her readings, locally here in South Wales and further afield, always had very appreciative receptions. Her collections have a special place on my bookshelf. She leaves a legacy of so much poetry, and also prose - and many other writers and poets owe her considerable debts too. Rest in peace, Ann.
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