One of my favourite poets, Gill Learner has been writing poetry since 2001. Her poems have been published in many journals and won a number of awards including the Poetry Society's Hamish Canham Prize 2008. In 2011 she won the Buxton Poetry Competition and in 2012 the English Association Fellows' Poetry Prize with a poem about Charles Dickens. Her first collection 'The Agister's Experiment', published by Two Rivers Press, was launched early in 2011 and has now been reprinted. The Poetry Book Society Bulletin said of it: 'The poems here fizz and crackle while exploring the vast range of humanity ... [and] leave a lasting impression'. For more information and sample poems, go to www.poetrypf.co.uk/gilllearnerpage.shtml. Her collection, The Agister's Experiment is available on Amazon, here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Agisters-Experiment-Gill-Learner/dp/1901677710/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356801179&sr=8-1

Episode dedicated to Emma Learner x