“It brings me such joy to come and sit in a beautiful place like this and see people moving around my painting. I feel a part of the place, it’s a long-term reward.”

“We are often taught poetry as if we must unlock its meaning, when in fact we should experience it, let it wash over us and whatever it means to us is its meaning. Once I have written a poem it belongs to the reader. A good poem gives the reader space to own the poem, so you can put something of yourself into the understanding of it and take something away.”