Local poet Stephanie gets Bourne poem published
Published Date:
02 May 2008
By Staff Copy
A WOMAN with a flair for words has had her first poem published in a collection called People and Places.
Stephanie Winter (48), of Willoughby Road, Bourne, chose Mayor Jane Kingman-Pauley and her husband Bill as the subject for her poem which is called Our Bourne.
She said: “I chose them because everybody in the town knows them and they are central to Bourne.”
Flattered by the poem Mrs Kingman-Pauley invited Stephanie to the Mayor’s annual dinner, which was held in April.
But Stephanie very nearly didn’t enter the poem for the contest, which includes entrants from around the country. Close to the deadline, her daughter Sally saw the potential and insisted the poem was submitted.
Stephanie, who is a pharmacist and teacher of writing classes at Peterborough, said: “I have always written poetry but never entered a competition before. What you write yourself you do not often think is very good.
“My poems are observations on life,” adds Stephanie, who always carries a notepad in case inspiration strikes.
In the case of Our Bourne she said: “When I wrote it, it all came in one go.”
The full article contains 198 words and appears in The Local newspaper.
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Last Updated:
29 April 2008 12:54 PM
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Source:
The Local
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Location:
Bourne
