I have a passion for creativity, especially in the area of literature. Having experienced life with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, this passion has lead me to advocate on issues surrounding people with disabilities and their families through my writing. While researching for my children’s book I built networks in my local community. This resulted in invitations to sit on committees and boards by individuals and groups interested in drawing on my experience as someone living with a disability.
Today my role in my community largely centres around my life as a local ‘poet’, a profile that led to my involvement in the Ipswich Poetry Feast Committee. This role has afforded me many opportunities such as performing, judging and representing the cultural side of my city, Ipswich.
As someone with a speech impairment combined with dyslexia, in the past performing was too daunting. Uniting with other local poets has enabled me to embrace me, the poet. Performing will always be a challenge due to my disabilities. There are days I shine and days I want to hide after performing. But my motto is why hide and waste my opportunities to shine!
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