I am a lapsed poet, former Malvern slam champion and Ledbury slam runner up.

My Blog can be found at https://catherinecrosswell.wordpress.com/

containing mainly poetical random thoughts.

I also have an occasional Spelling Blog - whenever my children got school spellings, I wrote poetry and poetry tales using a 'spelling template'
https://spellingpoems.wordpress.com/

Poetry Performances have included:
Malvern Slam (Winner 2013)
Ledbury Slam Runner-up (2014), The Poetry Army, Malvern. Wolverhampton Love Slam (Semi-finalist) Droitwich Arts 4 All Live Lit, Earth Hour, Ledbury Celebration, Much Wenlock Slam, Cheltenham Poetry Festival Team Slam, Pulp Diction, Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Poetry Instore, Waterstones. Stratford Literary Festival, Swindon Slam, Worcs Bard Final, Worc Slam,The Fourth Plinth, Poets in the Mist, Parole Parlate, Poetry at 42, Poetry All Stars Slam at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, The Quiet Compere, Word and Sound, West Fest, Malvern Co-operative book shop, Mouth and Music, Wild and Foxy, Malvern Amnesty Benefit Comedy Gig and ConFab Cabaret and various open mic nights.
Picture of The Vaginellas by Sue Spawnart at Ledbury Poetry Festival 2014

I have been published in the Vaginellas (V Press)