The Poetry of Life

About the Book

The poems and verses written in this book are largely inspired by the author’s experiences in Southern Peru in the Andes Mountains. She saw the miraculous birth of her two sons in that hazardous situation.(the youngest appears with his wife and baby illustrated in the book. Having seen, the breath of life being given to all four children and also even to a tiny bird which she had tried to save, only to see its heart stop beating and life flicker away from it. Many of these incidents lead her to write poems about life and all its challenging experiences; a memorable one being, “There’s a miracle in movement that defies the mind of man, where did that first breath come from; where did it all begin?

About the Author

The author has had and still enjoys an exciting and eventful life. Nearly ten years of it were spent travelling and teaching including Home Teaching her four children; two who were born into that hazardous situation. Teaching often needed to be in Spanish. This was all in a mountainous valley of Apurimac Peru nearly 12000 feet above sea level. After this time she and her family had to leave Peru and return to England due to her ill health and the need to further her family’s education. In Britain she had already gained Qualified Teacher Status, which enabled her to teach English, Divinity and General subjects to children. Once in the UK again, she gained university Diplomas in the Life-Long Learning Sector, for Mentoring and tutoring adults especially those with additional needs, or learning English as a second language. She has learned through the experiences mentioned above and helpers in her own childhood, that. Poetry drama song and dance are memorable ways in moving forward and enjoying life to the full. She prays therefore, that the poems written in ‘The Poetry of Life’ will help you face life’s challenges cheerfully, even through pain and loss; we all need to fight the fight of faith as Jesus did and also win like Him!