I came quite late to writing, being preoccupied with family and work until I was in my late 50s.  I enjoy writing in traditional "forms" and prefer to read poetry that is accessible , hence my interest in writing for children.   My two favourite books of poetry are my well thumbed and annotated copy of "The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse" and the slightly less well thumbed "Off Road to Everywhere" by Philip Gross.

I have had three or four poems published in Lighten Up on Line, a British e magazine of light verse, two runner up prizes in Writer's Forum, another UK magazine, and a sonnet prize and Poem of the Month prize from FanStory.

Fan Story (Midlifecrisis)
I spent a lot of time on FanStory, though currently having a break.