“May the beauty we love be what we do.”
Rumi
I am a Welsh poet, writing facilitator and Certified
Poetry Therapist based in Snowdonia, North Wales.
Writing and spending time in the
natural environment are two sources of immense pleasure and personal
inspiration in my life. Living and working in a place of outstanding
natural beauty has played a huge part in my own healing and well being, and has
helped sustain my own creative process.
I founded “Out of the Blue Writing”, where I facilitate writing groups,
work with individuals and provide online courses. I have also developed a
branch of my work called “Treading Softly” which combines walking and writing
in the natural landscape. I am Assistant Director of iaPOETRY (The
International Academy for Poetry Therapy), NYC, and am a tutor and mentor/
supervisor for the academy – teaching, mentoring and training potential poetry
therapy practitioners, both in the UK
and the USA.
I have received awards and scholarships from NAPT (National Association for
Poetry Therapy) and Wales Arts International, for pioneering work in the field
of poetry therapy, as well as scholarships from Bridgexngs Poetry
Center, NYC.
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