One of NCC Home Learning’s tutors has received the great honour of being asked to read some of her own poetry at a prestigious event.
One of NCC Home Learning’s tutors has received the great honour of being asked to read some of her own poetry at a prestigious event.
Sue Gerrard, who is a tutor for our Creative Writing course, read a selection of her poetry for the National Poetry Society in London on the 19th September.
The event, held at the society’s Poetry Café in Covent Garden is a big honour for any poet to attend.
Her reading at the event will feature the poems, “Sam the Dog Who Can”, “Bunny Ruddington – Detective Extraordinaire”, “Mr Grumpity Grumps” and “The Chocolate Monster”.
Sue has been writing poetry since she was 11 and was at Parish Church Primary School, and prepared for the event by trialling some of her poems in front of children who currently attend the school.
Alongside tutoring for NCC, Sue works as the Poet in Residence at St. Helens College, and has had her work published in countless magazines and radio stations.
Alongside the six collections of poetry she has had published, she is also an author and has released two local history books, a collection of ghost stories and a spoken word cassette.
She has also co-written a musical called ‘The Child of Hale’, which toured the North West and featured at Cowley Arts Centre.
If you are interested in following in Sue’s footsteps, why not take a look at our Creative Writing diploma?
Nick Cooper
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